Horizon Ridge the lotus-eaters

She would give him one last chance to back off, maybe. If her temper could handle further discourse with the fool. He prattled on and she only half listened. When he boldly stepped towards her though, the strength of her Roman upbringing became too great - she couldn't stop herself from lurching towards him, of fluidly side-stepping and snapping her teeth.

A rumble emanated from her chest, and as the bestial sound carried to him, it distorted the sound of his false apology. She knew this game, too. Many days of training were coupled with events such as this during Basilie's upbringing - she had bested many of Aku's warriors in her pursuit of that warrior status, and this creature paled by comparison to those trained under her father.

Whether her initial strike hit or not, she pulled back and swept to one side, again. If he chose to counter her then she would be ready; trying to make him turn sharply and stumble with the effort. As long as she kept moving, he'd be at a disadvantage.