The young woman moved with startling swiftness, like a marlin cutting through the water in a flash of scales that tricked the eye. One moment her hands were empty; the next, her favored staff balanced effortlessly in her grip and intercepted his attempt to unsettle her footing with graceful ease.
He nodded once in due admiration, then attempted to withdraw the trident and thrust up through the air towards her midriff.
It was a most uncomfortable angle to be attacking from, and in the air the trident was far heavier than it was in the water. The balance felt strange and his attack lacked the power it should have had, wobbling a little as Hadama was unable to brace himself within the canal or align the weapon with his body as he would have preferred.
He nodded once in due admiration, then attempted to withdraw the trident and thrust up through the air towards her midriff.
It was a most uncomfortable angle to be attacking from, and in the air the trident was far heavier than it was in the water. The balance felt strange and his attack lacked the power it should have had, wobbling a little as Hadama was unable to brace himself within the canal or align the weapon with his body as he would have preferred.
