[ Keep moving, she thinks to herself. If she can get enough distance, she can lose him. She knows it.
With the speed he possessed, there's no doubt this was for show. He could have thrusted his sword through her ribcage by now, sliced her limbs right through the bone. He doesn't. ]
I didn't — make it this far — fighting everything. Good catching up with you, Chancellor.
[ She knows she's at a disadvantage. His words hit her worse than the sword, her pride brought into question but she isn't one to risk it all. She turns a corner, a scurry with the right footing and she's up onto the roof. Streaks of blood line the wall, Ardyn can pinpoint where she went, but by the time he makes it up? He has only a vague blood droplets to follow — that may prove difficult against the endless rooftops. ]
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With the speed he possessed, there's no doubt this was for show. He could have thrusted his sword through her ribcage by now, sliced her limbs right through the bone. He doesn't. ]
I didn't — make it this far — fighting everything. Good catching up with you, Chancellor.
[ She knows she's at a disadvantage. His words hit her worse than the sword, her pride brought into question but she isn't one to risk it all. She turns a corner, a scurry with the right footing and she's up onto the roof. Streaks of blood line the wall, Ardyn can pinpoint where she went, but by the time he makes it up? He has only a vague blood droplets to follow — that may prove difficult against the endless rooftops. ]