[ His shoulder causes her to stumble, lose her footing, and nearly fall back on her ass. She stops the backwards momentum he forces onto her by pressing her foot back, the sole of her boot grinding into the ground, the ball of her foot digging for a hold. Not like this, she thinks. She's not going to go out like this. Even if Gil is the bigger of the two of them, she won't go out just because he has the advantage of size.
She can use hers to her advantage, too. The blow just glances her. It doesn't draw blood but it does create a nice, loud tear in her outfit as she side-steps out of the way, watching his sword. As soon as she's sure she's in the clear, she looks towards his face. Gil is no pushover either. He's not Setsuna, he's not Yata, but now she has an idea why he might be considered a King of Heroes.
That doesn't cause her to cow, by any means.
All the new hole in her shirt gets is a small glare and then she comes at him faster, more intensely. Her strikes aren't as powerful as Gil's but they are fast and as soon as she realizes it's going to be blocked or parried, she's changing and moving into another swing without any pause. It might even be difficult for their Alfersa to keep up with the movement of her sword. ]
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She can use hers to her advantage, too. The blow just glances her. It doesn't draw blood but it does create a nice, loud tear in her outfit as she side-steps out of the way, watching his sword. As soon as she's sure she's in the clear, she looks towards his face. Gil is no pushover either. He's not Setsuna, he's not Yata, but now she has an idea why he might be considered a King of Heroes.
That doesn't cause her to cow, by any means.
All the new hole in her shirt gets is a small glare and then she comes at him faster, more intensely. Her strikes aren't as powerful as Gil's but they are fast and as soon as she realizes it's going to be blocked or parried, she's changing and moving into another swing without any pause. It might even be difficult for their Alfersa to keep up with the movement of her sword. ]