[ It startles both the horse and the rider, causing the former to veer to the opposite side Ardyn resides on in its take off. Zain raises his arm as the swing of the dagger comes, but wears nothing to shield himself properly, the blade slicing through the fabric of his robe and drawing blood from his elbow to his wrist. He cries out as he sees red, turning in the saddle to deliver a kick to Ardyn's chest to eject him from clutching the it.
That being the arm controlling the reins and the skull occupying the other, though, presents a problem all too quickly. So spooked by the sudden fight behind it, the horse runs straight into a pothole, deep enough to abruptly launch anyone with a grip still on it off. Zain lands to the right side of it, groaning as he attempts to scramble to his feet. The creature whinnies in pain, helpless to be of any service to him again. ]
cw: animal injury
That being the arm controlling the reins and the skull occupying the other, though, presents a problem all too quickly. So spooked by the sudden fight behind it, the horse runs straight into a pothole, deep enough to abruptly launch anyone with a grip still on it off. Zain lands to the right side of it, groaning as he attempts to scramble to his feet. The creature whinnies in pain, helpless to be of any service to him again. ]