[ Amos' eyes widen at the sudden appearance of that long weapon; at the way it ends up swinging towards him, stopped only by Gavial's quick thinking. He does have a shield spell of his own, but it's limited to only once a day, so... still having that available to him is nice.
Especially as, once he knows he's safe for the time being, his eyes dart over Alice again. Her forearms... her neck... her head. He'd actually prefer to avoid the latter, because he doesn't want to take an eye out or anything. And having a brand be so prominent on a person unsettles him a little; makes him feel bad in a way he rarely does. Like he can recognize Alice's disappointment, and almost agree with it. ]
There isn't any honour in something like this. [ The drawl he'd initially greeted her with is mostly the same, if maybe a little melancholic now. Like he really doesn't want to have to do this, but... ] Sorry.
[ And with the boldness of someone who believes he can get away with it — because he can. He can deflect one blow before a second will hurt him, and he still has that in his back pocket — Amos stalks around, looking to put himself perpendicular to Gavial before charging in, aiming to draw Alice's attention towards him.
Especially since once he's close enough for her to take a proper swing at him he'll toss the brand back to Gavial, hoping that his aggressive presence will overwhelm Alice's capabilities and give his companion the opening she needs. ]
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Especially as, once he knows he's safe for the time being, his eyes dart over Alice again. Her forearms... her neck... her head. He'd actually prefer to avoid the latter, because he doesn't want to take an eye out or anything. And having a brand be so prominent on a person unsettles him a little; makes him feel bad in a way he rarely does. Like he can recognize Alice's disappointment, and almost agree with it. ]
There isn't any honour in something like this. [ The drawl he'd initially greeted her with is mostly the same, if maybe a little melancholic now. Like he really doesn't want to have to do this, but... ] Sorry.
[ And with the boldness of someone who believes he can get away with it — because he can. He can deflect one blow before a second will hurt him, and he still has that in his back pocket — Amos stalks around, looking to put himself perpendicular to Gavial before charging in, aiming to draw Alice's attention towards him.
Especially since once he's close enough for her to take a proper swing at him he'll toss the brand back to Gavial, hoping that his aggressive presence will overwhelm Alice's capabilities and give his companion the opening she needs. ]