Okun readied his spear to block Sabine strike, but he fell for the feint and was struck hard in the side by her staff. He was quite surprised with how much pain the blow delivered. Despite her size and appearance, she could hit [i]really[/i] hard. He recoiled back, but was able to jump back enough to avoid any follow up strikes. He readied his spear in an offensive position, but remained outside her range for a moment while he tried to think. What advantage could he press? The poison had not really kicked in yet, so she wasn't too debilitated. She was strong, and her staff had just as much reach as his spear. He wished he would have gone with a staff, as he had to be careful with his spear. The spearhead was blunted to the point that a sizable gash with a normal spear would be little more than a scratch with his, but he still needed to be cautious. Following her example, he started to lunge forward, but them moved to slash at her legs to sweep them out from under her. If he could trip her to the ground...he wasn't sure what he would do. He was improvising at this point. 

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Just as before, Kaleeth held on tightly as Janius ran, but once he started to climb up a tree, she held on with a death grip. Not only was it more difficult to hold on, but...she wasn't especially comfortable with heights. Actually, she was terrified of them. As he jumped from branch to branch, moving higher towards the canopy, she closed her eyes and just focused on holding onto his fur. She tried not to think about the fact that they were climbing higher than she had ever been and just paid attention to the feeling of the rain gliding across her waterproof scales. His fur was nice and moist, so that felt good as well. Anything that could get her mind off of the possibility of falling to her death, she thought about. 

Eventually, Janius came to a halt at the top of one of the trees and moved her from his back to his lap. The lack of movement was helpful to get her to at least open her eyes. With how thick the canopy was, she couldn't even see the ground, which she considered a blessing. After all, it was possible they might not even be that high up, or at least that is what she told herself. She was still shaking unconsciously a bit, but she tried to hide her nervousness as much as she could. Janius was being nice, and she did not want to ruin their good time. It was a romantic location with a scenic view, and between being with Janius, the freedom they had to be away from the village, and the rain, it was a perfect day. She was being held safely within Janius' powerful werewolf arms, so there was no way she was going to fall. Looking up, she gave him a kiss on the end of his snout and smiled. "We can stay as long as you want. I just like being with you. Maybe you can tell me more about being a werewolf? Is it hard to talk?"