Kallisto watched as the force field closed over the arena. At first the ambient light was a strain to her eyes but once it was set in place, the light dimmed and her view was clear again. There was movement ahead of her, to the left of the pathway she stood on. A man slowly made his way to where the Spartan was standing. He raised his hand slightly. It appeared to be a gesture of appeasement. [color=00a99d]"Hail, stranger. Were you drawn here as well?"[/color] Kallisto didn't flinch. A warning from Athena ran through her thoughts. 

[color=8882be]"Never discourse with your opponent. They will find a weakness and they will exploit it."[/color] This terrain and this man were foreign to Kallisto and she wasn't going to take a chance just to make friends. She took in her environment in order to best forumlate a plan of action. The man was roughly her height but easily had 30 lbs on her. If he had any skill whatsoever, hand to hand combat would not be in her favor. Keeping her shield up and her spear parallel to the ground, she slowly started backing up, directly in the path she was on. She was only a few feet from a massive pillar that was cracking around the base. She continued to back up until she felt the cool stone on her back. It wasn't the most ideal defensive place but it would prevent an attack from the back. She crouched back down in defense, waiting for this stranger to make his move.