Being unarmed and unarmored, Lorag could not afford a major hit, but he did not seem to have too much trouble avoiding them at the moment. The first two of Narsi's broadly telegraphed strikes were easily dodged with simple, quick dashes, but on the third, he finally  went on the offensive. Her patterns were easy enough to recognize, and he aimed to push into her reach while she was recovering from her swing. It required timing within a fraction of a second, and he did take a flesh wound from two of her claws on his shoulder for his trouble, but he traded it for a solid punch to the middle of her head, mostly focused on her left eye socket. He watched her other hand for a counter attack, while following through to her temporary blind spot. With his other fist, Lorag delivered another heavy blow to the [i]exact[/i] same spot on her jaw as his first strike, before finally dashing out of her range to the side. 

Those watching the fight were mostly silent, if only for how engaged they were in watching and examining Lorag's every move. Narsi offered nothing surprising for a mostly primal lycan, but how Lorag was dealing with her had their full attention. To fight a werewolf unarmed and unarmored was seemingly suicidal, even for very experienced warriors. There were even a few of the onlookers with wagers [i]against[/i] Lorag. Ten years ago, he could not have done so with any degree of confidence, yet now he was willingly risking everything on his own ability. 

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Janius' answer was evidently enough for Zharanthixil, as he accepted it with no further argument. [i]"If that is true, then I do not see a problem. I have been without you for over ten years; I can wait a bit longer."[/i]

Despite Zharan's now pleasant attitude, Kaleeth still could not bear to look at him. She cursed at herself internally for even trying to offer an explanation. She had not expected that she would have even been welcome to stay in her village, much have actually put any serious thought into the possibility. She just could not imagine wanting to leave her pack at any point, and did not know how to approach telling that to her father.