Unfortunately, making things easy for you makes things a little harder for me than I'm willing. I've already had a somewhat rough day.

[ which is... putting it lightly. though his tone remains playful, his eyes are anything but. especially as he watches her draw a weapon. ]

Interesting.

[ he knew how her ability worked in theory, but seeing it in practice is another thing entirely. though her ability is similar to his on the surface, he can tell what is actually happening is quite different - copying, rather than projecting. a subtle difference that perhaps only someone truly well versed in this art would understand. ]

The answer to that question is simple: enough. [ but rather than mimicking her technique, he simply begins deflecting her daggers out of the air, swinging his own blades to intercept them with increasing speed and ferocity. there's no need to do more... yet.

well, aside from the two blades that appear in the air above him suddenly, hurtling straight at ermes from a higher trajectory. ]