Tal didn't know Alys well enough yet to realize how rare a sight this was, but her laughter was infectious and he was having too good of a time to let one measly lethal blow stop him! He recovered from his 'wound' and stalked Alys to her next hiding place, chuckling gleefully to himself at her yelp that let him know he'd gotten through.
He paused to see if there would be return fire and to make another snowball, but all was quiet on the northern front and he peeked around the snowdrift again suspiciously. It was empty now, his opponent having fled again, and he smirked as he continued his patient hunting. It had worked twice so far, and he had no reason to think it wouldn't work a third time so he followed the prints on silent feet and prepared to jump over the snowdrift that he was sure Alys was hiding behind--
He paused to see if there would be return fire and to make another snowball, but all was quiet on the northern front and he peeked around the snowdrift again suspiciously. It was empty now, his opponent having fled again, and he smirked as he continued his patient hunting. It had worked twice so far, and he had no reason to think it wouldn't work a third time so he followed the prints on silent feet and prepared to jump over the snowdrift that he was sure Alys was hiding behind--
