[center]"[color=0F52BA][i]Rainbow[/i][/color]"[/center]
As she descended into Shizuka's attack, fluid streams of water slipped between frozen blades of ice, and pressed them this way and that. The clashing clang of sword-on-axe announced the parry, and defiance of Shizuka's strike.

Alice used the reversal and the gifted momentum to push herself to safety, and landed on the ground with a notable impact. Opening her coat, she sheathed Carroll, before removing her hat, and shaking her hair out.

"[color=0F52BA]Almost had to be serious,[/color]" she says, "[color=0F52BA]Another day, perhaps. This is becoming a hassle.[/color]"

Twirling her hat on her right pointer, Alice would walk past Shizuka's, and plop her hat on Gringor's head.

"[color=0F52BA]Next time, cowboy, ride alone, and we'll finish this fight...[/color]"