Duskfire Glacier bran

we can end here! would love another, I need one more for the merc trade <3

Astier does not flinch. The jaws miss by design, but he holds his ground as if they hadn't. His ears flick back from the sound, sharp and final, but he does not yield nor step away. Instead, he meets Blackfell's feint with the same cold stillness he wore at the start. No snap in return, no final lunge. Only the quiet rise of his chest and the slight narrowing of his gaze, pale eyes steady beneath the weight of the moment.
He dips his head; not in defeat, but in acknowledgment. The Wraith does not speak. He only turns from the clash with a low breath and the lingering pulse of adrenaline still thrumming beneath his ribs, satisfied enough to leave this round behind; but not forgotten.