[He was so sure he'd make her fall down, but she has a really good balance. He doesn't even try to keep running after he overtakes her, he just immediately turns around to face her - and just as he wants to put the sword back on his belt and tackle her she grabs it. He freezes, catching his breath for a moment with them both holding on to the sheathed weapon between them.]
Good job. I hope in a serious situation you'd have been armed to block my attack.
[For a moment he considers seeing where this will go, but even though the sheath is fastened to the sword's handle - closer to his hand than to hers -he doesn't want to risk her making a maneuver that might get her hurt. She's not used to handling swords after all. So he relaxes his stance and laughs a little.]
You were right, you're not an easy challenge!
[Even now she might still have knocked him off his feet, blinded him with sand, or otherwise gotten the upper hand. In a serious situation the chase - or the battle, depending - would have been anything but decided.]
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Good job. I hope in a serious situation you'd have been armed to block my attack.
[For a moment he considers seeing where this will go, but even though the sheath is fastened to the sword's handle - closer to his hand than to hers -he doesn't want to risk her making a maneuver that might get her hurt. She's not used to handling swords after all. So he relaxes his stance and laughs a little.]
You were right, you're not an easy challenge!
[Even now she might still have knocked him off his feet, blinded him with sand, or otherwise gotten the upper hand. In a serious situation the chase - or the battle, depending - would have been anything but decided.]