He'd seen Rance preen and pose a hundred times and more, but something in the angle this time caught the hunter by surprise, a look in hooded blue eyes that was there and gone again in a flash - or maybe he'd just imagined it? His grin faltered for a moment, but the raven's pompous words broke the half-formed spell and he snorted, pushing at his friend (gently) with his hands.
"This time," he admitted. "But I'll have my revenge!" He scrambled out from under his friend, looking around for his 'sword' and scooping it up to menace Rance with it. One hand was tucked behind his back - the arm that his opponent had 'wounded' in their first duel and he waved his sword under Rance's nose in a threatening manner. "You took my arm, and now I'll take your life!"
So saying he took a swipe at one of Rance's arms in retaliation to make his 'point' - whippy, wave, and not terribly sharp one though it was as he fought back an almost overwhelming case of laughter at their overacting.
"This time," he admitted. "But I'll have my revenge!" He scrambled out from under his friend, looking around for his 'sword' and scooping it up to menace Rance with it. One hand was tucked behind his back - the arm that his opponent had 'wounded' in their first duel and he waved his sword under Rance's nose in a threatening manner. "You took my arm, and now I'll take your life!"
So saying he took a swipe at one of Rance's arms in retaliation to make his 'point' - whippy, wave, and not terribly sharp one though it was as he fought back an almost overwhelming case of laughter at their overacting.
