Guardian saw the short coming in for a strike. He moved his dagger into the path of the barbed blade and blocked it. Guardian's dagger was caught between 2 of the short sword's barbs, locking the weapons together. Meanwhile, Guardian's short sword was quickly running its way down the length of Nicoli's long sword. Guardian moved his short sword away from the long sword a few inches before the short sword could hit the cross guard. After leaving the longer blade behind, Guardian's short sword made its way towards Nicoli's right leg in an attempt to cut it off.