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For the record, I'm enjoying this fight quite a bit. Your style is a breath of fresh air!

Most sword and sandal style fights end very quickly. One mistake is all it takes, but you've pulled off the right moves so far. Since both Dartega and Zande have only one weapon at hand, and as Dartega is faster with his blade and better armored, he's been keeping up a heavy offence to keep Zande from using his axe. Perhaps you might've even known that the thigh slash is a good ploy to keep Zande from bringing the axe to bear, instead forcing him to keep it low and in an ungainly position to attack from, whilst Dartega's spinning is the best way to escape from a foot trap with the clawed boots, another tactic Zande might've tried. 

I probably don't need to say it, but I don't want to throw you off by mistake. Thus far the constant assault has worked, but always do what's right for the situation at hand, and not just because a certain tactic has been proven effective. I only say that because a few times before, I've told someone that I like a particular move or trick they have, but then they go and immediately try it again and wind up dying because it wasn't the best thing they could have done, and I'd accidently influenced their decision. Again, I doubt you need me to tell you that, but I gotta make sure.

I'll probably reply sometime late tomorrow. Gotta go work the night shift in an hour, and I don't like writing from a phone.