Mostly Kel was afraid of disappointing the bar owner, figuring his own pride was already in tatters after accidentally falling back on his magic instead of fighting fairly. It only occurred to him after he'd given Raza a few seconds to recover that maybe he should have set those ground rules at the beginning, or at least checked to see what her idea of fairness was, but it was too late now. He was already committed and it was an all-or-nothing rush at his opponent in the hopes of taking her down and ending the match.
Except that she was just a little faster than he was, a little better balanced on her feet, and a lot more experienced - even if that experience was mostly watching other fights break out in the streets of her hometown.
He felt a brush of fabric against his shoulder, enough to let him know that he'd almost hit her, but most of his attention was on the foot that had appeared between his own, tangling him and tumbling him to the ground with a yelp. He managed to hit on his shoulder and roll with it, but he ended up flat on his back with his arms splayed out to the sides, looking up wide-eyed at the tall woman who'd brought him down. "I give," he called, not wanting to get stepped on in such a vulnerable position.
He pushed himself up with a faint wince as his hip throbbed from the first kick he'd taken. "I... thanks," he offered with a shy grin as he stood and dusted himself off. "Not what I expected to learn today but... it was good. I needed this."
Except that she was just a little faster than he was, a little better balanced on her feet, and a lot more experienced - even if that experience was mostly watching other fights break out in the streets of her hometown.
He felt a brush of fabric against his shoulder, enough to let him know that he'd almost hit her, but most of his attention was on the foot that had appeared between his own, tangling him and tumbling him to the ground with a yelp. He managed to hit on his shoulder and roll with it, but he ended up flat on his back with his arms splayed out to the sides, looking up wide-eyed at the tall woman who'd brought him down. "I give," he called, not wanting to get stepped on in such a vulnerable position.
He pushed himself up with a faint wince as his hip throbbed from the first kick he'd taken. "I... thanks," he offered with a shy grin as he stood and dusted himself off. "Not what I expected to learn today but... it was good. I needed this."
