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The young male could see the wince in her eyes as her teeth pierced his wrist and his blood escaped onto her tongue. While it smarted a little, it certainly was no crippling blow and would heal quickly. It was also not intended to happen and had been the result of his swing towards her leg with his own. These factors meant that Saul placed little blame on X'yrin herself and most with himself. Of course, he knew that there was no way of predicting others moves, or the consequence of his own move on himself, and therefore he allowed the minor mishap to evade his mind. Concentrating on the actual 'battle' was something that Saul knew he was going to have to work on, to look closely at his opponent and calculate weaknesses and points of attack that he might used.
They both hit the floor and Saul was quick to strike out at her left side. It had the desired effect however as she opened her jaws and released his wrist, bringing both of her arms up to defend herself. With their legs likewise in such an awkward position, Saul didn't really know what to do next. The female took it in her own hands, balancing her weight on her legs and she almost shuffled backwards and into an upright position. Saul had expected her to attack him again, but she appeared to stand to regain her balance and footing. He had no desire to stay on the floor and used his crouched left leg to push himself up.
An impasse presented itself at that second as Saul straightened up. He allowed his legs to bend slightly once more, his tail and ears tucked away as both arms came up to defend the front of his torso and his face. Green eyes were narrowed once more as he stepped forward and then back, uncertainty evident in his posture and steps. He knew there was no way he could allow her lack of counter attack to go wasted so he lunged forward instead, twisting to the side and thereby facing her left side and aiming to catch her left shoulder in his jaws.
Sparring round 3 of 5
attacks- aiming to catch her left shoulder in his jaw. he is facing the left side of her body
injuries- two puncture wounds on his right wrist, soft tissue bruising from x'y's teeth. slight bruising to the upper left arm
defense-ears and tail tucked away, legs bent slightly for balanced and shock absorption, both arms up to protect body.
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