Moonspear 七転び八起き

He moved, and so did she. She anticipated his rush only due to his distance, though he betrayed himself in the coiling of limbs to begin his mad dash. Hydra had little time to mirror him, but she did in the opposing direction so that her nightshade brother would not hit true. The Queen maneuvered herself so that she might miss the blow entirely, but in realizing it was not possible she took as much control as she could in her limited timeframe—

She moved to throw her own shoulder against his chest as his hit her the same (albeit, the force was countered enough where she did not suffer a misstep); he was wise to keep his face away, and her own made a bid for the shoulder nearest to her to use her continued momentum to attempt to push him roughly away to start.