[ It's one second when she feels him catch her, hand on her forearm, and a careful searching look on her face. Confused why he's pulling her back when they don't have the time, that all too searching look on his face, the small shaped word of please and she should explain to him why her, why she must always go first, why her blood is half as precious as his, but - they're wasting time and she cannot say she doesn't trust him to do the job and he's insisting. Her hand coming up to his, closing over it and nodding, alright, if he must.
Then the next, it doesn't really matter anymore. The alarm screaming loud in the snow quiet air, the sound of soldiers moving with heavy steps and the clatter of weapons. Her sword is in her hand in seconds, even as she is pushed back, behind him like he's her shield, taking a moment to see what prompted that beyond the obvious. ]
A good question, you first.
[ He's not talking to her, in fact, for the first time since people had gotten into the habit of pointing weapons at her, he doesn't seem to be aiming at her at all. Granted, he doesn't look particular of a sword any more than Maine did and by contrast as she squares her shoulders feet shift under her, the blade coming up and swinging. If it's just him, she could disarm as quickly as she's given leave to. Ready for it. ]
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Then the next, it doesn't really matter anymore. The alarm screaming loud in the snow quiet air, the sound of soldiers moving with heavy steps and the clatter of weapons. Her sword is in her hand in seconds, even as she is pushed back, behind him like he's her shield, taking a moment to see what prompted that beyond the obvious. ]
A good question, you first.
[ He's not talking to her, in fact, for the first time since people had gotten into the habit of pointing weapons at her, he doesn't seem to be aiming at her at all. Granted, he doesn't look particular of a sword any more than Maine did and by contrast as she squares her shoulders feet shift under her, the blade coming up and swinging. If it's just him, she could disarm as quickly as she's given leave to. Ready for it. ]