Guardian had not heard stories about Nicoli, be he had faced Veiled-Ones in the past. Nicoli would now be the 6th Veiled-One that Guardian had faced during his career. Guardian had killed 2 of the previous 5 and sent the other 3 back where they came from missing a few limbs.

Guardian spun out of the long sword's way just as his dagger came loose. Guardian continued to spin, using the momentum to send another short sword attack aimed at Nicoli's throat.