Sighing Danica glanced around as the girl seemed eager to fight. At least she didn't seem [i]completely[/i] helpless, just had a moment of weakness. This was good; Danica wouldn't have to worry about taking care of her now. And while she didn't want to get involved in this battle she knew it was just a matter of time before the war had dragged her into the fighting, one way or another. At least now she could have a clear conscious that she got involved to save someone, not just to kill people. As the pegesus rider went off to fight the soldiers Danica was left to duel the paladin. She knew he was going to be a tough opponent but she wasn't a weakling either. So she moved towards him, dancing around any soldier who tried to get an attack on her.

From her cloak came two rapid blue slashes. The first was a strike to the eyes, just to get him to raise his blade or move to avoid getting cut. The second slash looked like it was going to be another strike for the head, but it was actually a feint; he true target was his sword hand, and she intended to disarm or possibly even cut his hand off, though she knew his armor may foil the strike. All the while Danica never stood still. Even if none of her blows were decisive she focused mostly on avoiding his while throwing light attacks to chip away at his stamina. She couldn't afford to go toe-to-toe with this guy so her attacks would be fast but light; she'll whittle him down soon enough.

"I'll gladly accept your surrender if you tell your men to stand down and let us pass!"

[@PaulHaynek]