HENRY
I was waiting for something extraordinary
but as the years wasted on...
but as the years wasted on...
Henry can feel her frustration like a pulse, even if their only connection is the heat and thrill of the moment. He can see it in the way she tenses, the way she pounces for him with hunger in her jab.
He sees the dagger incoming but, all he can do is bend with its momentum, hoping it does not graze his skin. It doesn't, and he is simply lucky for that as he ducks and dips his shoulder in response. It does cut through the material of his coat, however, and he winces at that. This is a jacket he's had for a while!
In a wavering step, he jumps away so as to avoid any quick, successive attacks. As he goes, he pulls the hilt of his own knife in against his palm, to try and slash the blade against her own arm in a deliberate move.
When he lands a few feet away, out in the open, no games left to play but the one to determine the victor, he tries to offer some amount of advice. His voice echoes off of the stone walls surrounding them, "Don't lose control. Especially not because you missed your first try," he offers a grin and a tempting twitch of his brow, "that's what makes this a fight. Relax, trust yourself."
He sees the dagger incoming but, all he can do is bend with its momentum, hoping it does not graze his skin. It doesn't, and he is simply lucky for that as he ducks and dips his shoulder in response. It does cut through the material of his coat, however, and he winces at that. This is a jacket he's had for a while!
In a wavering step, he jumps away so as to avoid any quick, successive attacks. As he goes, he pulls the hilt of his own knife in against his palm, to try and slash the blade against her own arm in a deliberate move.
When he lands a few feet away, out in the open, no games left to play but the one to determine the victor, he tries to offer some amount of advice. His voice echoes off of the stone walls surrounding them, "Don't lose control. Especially not because you missed your first try," he offers a grin and a tempting twitch of his brow, "that's what makes this a fight. Relax, trust yourself."
nothing ever did
unless I caused it
unless I caused it
