The hilt that came down on his hand fucking stung and hit the nerves just right so that even with his best intention to maintain his grip, his fingers spasmed and he felt the weapon fall away before he could close them again.
Which didn't mean that he was paralyzed, or that was going to stand around like a statue while Sah was still moving.
The unexpected pain had weakened his knees and when the weapon fell away Tal just went with it - down, dropping low just in time to avoid Sah's attack so that the hunter's arrogance - and knife - met empty air.
The courier, meanwhile, never stopped moving as he tucked and rolled past his opponent's legs to get behind him again and grabbed up his knife as he went over it. As he popped up out of knife range and spun around - certain Sah would be already turning to face him again in their little dance - he lashed out with a stab at the air between them that couldn't possibly have touched the hunter from several feet away except for the knife's special ability: unless Sah somehow avoided it, he'd end up with a matching cut along his ribs that was the twin to Tal's own. "Funny, was just about to ask you the same question!"
Cue smirk.
Which didn't mean that he was paralyzed, or that was going to stand around like a statue while Sah was still moving.
The unexpected pain had weakened his knees and when the weapon fell away Tal just went with it - down, dropping low just in time to avoid Sah's attack so that the hunter's arrogance - and knife - met empty air.
The courier, meanwhile, never stopped moving as he tucked and rolled past his opponent's legs to get behind him again and grabbed up his knife as he went over it. As he popped up out of knife range and spun around - certain Sah would be already turning to face him again in their little dance - he lashed out with a stab at the air between them that couldn't possibly have touched the hunter from several feet away except for the knife's special ability: unless Sah somehow avoided it, he'd end up with a matching cut along his ribs that was the twin to Tal's own. "Funny, was just about to ask you the same question!"
Cue smirk.
