[@Zyamasiel]

[i]Had Gonad known what the man was thinking, he'd have been sorely confused. Perhaps this one entity had fourth wall awareness and was looking at a silly, reconned version of Gonad from a fight that had suffered from the debilitations of an illiterate overseer. But speculation was speculation. Surely if Lysander's notion was correct, he'd be able to win with ease. Maybe he'd even beat Gonad in one move. Gonad completed his bow and, like Lysander, took a neutral stance. Gonad seemed surprised when the man actually dropped his weapon, a bushy eyebrow rising. He was even more surprised when, despite having been standing at a distance of five yards from the man, somehow the fellow had somehow crossed the distance and gotten into Gonad's striking range with a single step. No, wait. Gonad must have blinked for a long time. Or maybe Lysander had crossed the distance and then forgotten having done the act of doing so, and Gonad had forgotten having seen it. At any rate, it'd at least not happen again.
Gonad was more concerned about the buster sword being abandoned. He knew it wasn't for him to question the strategies of gods, maybe the weapon had been superficial and this one was capable of using their body.
The barbarian's heavy bracers were over on the floor by the scale, and thus it could be considered that they were both more or less unarmed.
So it was that Gonad firmly slid his right foot forwards and at the same time casually extended his left arm towards his opponent's upper chest, fingers splayed, open palm facing the ground, in no hurry at all. Whether this opponent retreated or not would reveal the truth.[/i]