[i]Never take a hit you can't dodge,[/i] was a forgotten tip that one of Ascot's trainers on the mountain gave to him, and, well, the boy strove his best to follow that advice, dodging, ducking, and weaving under the strikes. However, he did get hit in the midsection just as he had hit Xayama in the armpit, but managed to take the hit well, rolling around to the beautiful Nobody's left and launching another feint, hurled at the midsection but, at the last moment, turning towards Xayama's sword arm.