You have so much of everything but still you wanted more
Usually headless meant dead, and so Seren was under the impression that she actually had finished her opponent off. But normal rules did not apply here, and she was absolutely not expecting another attack from behind. The rattle of the dummy gave her some minor warning, but she was neither fast enough to turn nor decisive enough to get her spear up to block in time.
The whack on her back made her stagger forward, but by some small mercy she did not actually fall on her face this time.
"Not fair! I cut its head off, it was dead!"
Hissing with discomfort (it didn't hurt quite as badly this time, but she would have some spectacular bruises) Seren staggered around and belatedly got her spear up and between herself and the dummy. Angry now, and furious with herself for not paying attention, she doled out three moves in quick succession, aiming for the remaining arm with a wide arch from above, followed by a diagonal right, and a diagonal left to sever each leg in turn.
Whether or not the blows actally landed was a different matter, of course...
The whack on her back made her stagger forward, but by some small mercy she did not actually fall on her face this time.
"Not fair! I cut its head off, it was dead!"
Hissing with discomfort (it didn't hurt quite as badly this time, but she would have some spectacular bruises) Seren staggered around and belatedly got her spear up and between herself and the dummy. Angry now, and furious with herself for not paying attention, she doled out three moves in quick succession, aiming for the remaining arm with a wide arch from above, followed by a diagonal right, and a diagonal left to sever each leg in turn.
Whether or not the blows actally landed was a different matter, of course...
Seren
