[Apparently Sorey's got Dante down pat. He does have a personal stake in this, and so he's not about to half-ass it. If he's going to chase after this possibility, he's going to give it the effort it deserves.
Unfortunately, so far there's nothing coming back to him, and while Sorey announces his intent Dante's not fast enough to get the sword back to protect his left side. Too late he realizes he could have jumped back and disengaged, but the sword taps against his left shoulder. It's not painful, but there's definitely enough contact that Dante knows he's been bested.]
Damn.
[But he's not going to let that rattle him! So what if he missed one block? Surely his counterpart missed blocking every once in a while, right? It doesn't mean anything.
Except if his counterpart had stopped when he missed a block, like he has, he would've been in a lot more trouble. Dante's arm snaps back up to guard, just in case he's wrong and their practice hasn't halted with the first good attack, glancing at Sorey.]
no subject
Unfortunately, so far there's nothing coming back to him, and while Sorey announces his intent Dante's not fast enough to get the sword back to protect his left side. Too late he realizes he could have jumped back and disengaged, but the sword taps against his left shoulder. It's not painful, but there's definitely enough contact that Dante knows he's been bested.]
Damn.
[But he's not going to let that rattle him! So what if he missed one block? Surely his counterpart missed blocking every once in a while, right? It doesn't mean anything.
Except if his counterpart had stopped when he missed a block, like he has, he would've been in a lot more trouble. Dante's arm snaps back up to guard, just in case he's wrong and their practice hasn't halted with the first good attack, glancing at Sorey.]
Let's keep going.