Rodetta judged distance badly, the near constant pressure of this skilled dueling warrior had her making hasty decisions, and her injuries, though light were affecting her long term strategic decision making. The Ryllan would find his attack hitting her so evasion was not an option it was time for a split second reflex, Rodetta attempted a back parry, swinging her sword behind her in a somewhat awkward angle to deflect the blade as she was running. This attempt was not a good idea, her sword met his with a satisfying clink but the parry was done half  blind, instead of the opponents sword being parried down and away, his attack that was aimed for the back of her knee slid up her sword and glanced up her forearm, this was not a powerful carve but the angle was so it didn't need to be, the blade found it way just around and underneath the weaker part of her armor near the wrist and cut her moderately deep leaving a long gash that finished  just before elbow.

The pain was clean and cruel, for the first time in the battle Rodetta yelped out in pain. She made a mistake and she paid for it , and she had to be quick with her next move otherwise she would be caught with a fatal attack, this opponent was not going to let her get away with too many more mistakes without killing her. Rodetta was not slowed by the attack however and managed to get 5 more feet away after the attack landed before turning around, it was time for more aggressive tactics, using her sheild arm she threw her remainaining caltrops out , the space around her  and directly in front of her were now littered  with these little metal demons ready to pierce the shoe and slow and injure if stepped on. The throw allowed her to put her shield in front of her ready to block a follow up attack. At the very same time as that throw she stabbed her sword into the ground with blood now trickling down her arm, channeling fire into the ground ready to launch a small volcanic attack to wherever the man may approach.

The cries of a young female drake could be heard from the mountains, Rodetta would not be alone for long.