[ the blood at binghe’s mouth surprises dextera, but that’s all that it does since he doesn’t have time to process all the reasons that someone might start bleeding internally. he’s focused instead on regaining his footing, using the inertia of righting himself to throw his shoulder into binghe’s chest instead—yes, entirely foregoing the use of his sword, but he wouldn’t have gotten a clean hit anyway. making himself small enough to boldly miss the sword thrust is the better tactic, at least in the immediate moment.
in the following moment, regardless of success, it puts him close enough to binghe for any counterattack. ]
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in the following moment, regardless of success, it puts him close enough to binghe for any counterattack. ]