Hadama had, indeed, underestimated Edmund's tenacity, and he was pleasantly surprised when the young man was able to not only keep his weapon out of the mermanta's grip but also to retrieve it before being dragged into the water. For a moment he thought he caught a hint of Ray's stubborn strength in her nephew's efforts, but before he could be certain he had to worry about his own defense as Edmund reversed his grip and stabbed towards him.
He had not been idle in the breath it took for the corsèque to be regained and spun. The mermanta had at least halted his own backwards momentum, and sapphire eyes gleamed with a mixture of approval and rare ferocity as he was forced to bring his trident across his body in an awkward maneuver that only worked because he could use his magic to part the water the shaft would otherwise have had to pass through, preventing the drag that would have slowed his attempt to block the incoming stab. He managed to grip his weapon with his other hand in the moment before impact, only barely knocking the corsèque off target with a soft grunt of effort.
He used the corsèque's shaft as a rotational point to spin his own weapon down and lunge along it, attempting to slide up it in a stab towards Edmund's chest that would stop a hairs-breadth from his skin if it wasn't stopped before then.
He had not been idle in the breath it took for the corsèque to be regained and spun. The mermanta had at least halted his own backwards momentum, and sapphire eyes gleamed with a mixture of approval and rare ferocity as he was forced to bring his trident across his body in an awkward maneuver that only worked because he could use his magic to part the water the shaft would otherwise have had to pass through, preventing the drag that would have slowed his attempt to block the incoming stab. He managed to grip his weapon with his other hand in the moment before impact, only barely knocking the corsèque off target with a soft grunt of effort.
He used the corsèque's shaft as a rotational point to spin his own weapon down and lunge along it, attempting to slide up it in a stab towards Edmund's chest that would stop a hairs-breadth from his skin if it wasn't stopped before then.
