For someone who's supposed to be completely human, Tavi's moving awfully fast. Part of it is training, part of it is terror, part of it is irritation at his own slip up that keeps sending shooting pain from his hip to the rest of his body, and part of it is the gifts given to him by his connection with Kitai.
The gladius flashes out as he moves amongst the animals and while he's avoiding the fire, it's not so much a conscious thing as a lot of luck and an almost sixth sense that tells him when to move and when not to. He knows what happens to them now, so he makes adjustments in his style for it but...
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Date: 2007-09-28 04:25 am (UTC)The gladius flashes out as he moves amongst the animals and while he's avoiding the fire, it's not so much a conscious thing as a lot of luck and an almost sixth sense that tells him when to move and when not to. He knows what happens to them now, so he makes adjustments in his style for it but...
He's doing some damage.