Helen gives and enthusiastic but unsmiling nod, and draws her steel sword. She places a guard on the tip and over the edges, like a thin sheath, and squares off against Ronin. Their blades touch, and she taps his sword to indicate the beginning of the dual.
Salt takes a quick step back, then moves forward towards Robin’s right side. She extends her blade with one hand as though to try and nick his right leg—seemingly a rookie mistake, since a longsword’s power comes from being able to leverage both hands on the blade, but at the last second, she withdraws quickly and steps towards Robin’s left, letting her blade drop low under his guard. She then attempts to bring the blade vertical in an uppercut, now aiming for his left shoulder. A feint indeed.
Salt takes a quick step back, then moves forward towards Robin’s right side. She extends her blade with one hand as though to try and nick his right leg—seemingly a rookie mistake, since a longsword’s power comes from being able to leverage both hands on the blade, but at the last second, she withdraws quickly and steps towards Robin’s left, letting her blade drop low under his guard. She then attempts to bring the blade vertical in an uppercut, now aiming for his left shoulder. A feint indeed.
