[color=A0A0A0][h2]Fleuri Jodeau[/h2][/color]

The hounds closing in was the least of his problem- whatever injuries Fleuri had inflicted upon his foe were seemingly undone as it struck down one of its own hunting beasts and seemingly drew power from the corpse to turn itself into a bestial monstrosity.  Fanilly's entrance into the fight, swiftly and literally disarming their foe, could not have come at a better time.

"Perfect timing, Captain," Fleuri spoke- the first words he had spoken since going into battle against the Houndmaster- yet still not breaking his silence towards his foe.

The contrast between the houndmaster sacrificing its own pets to strengthen itself to the knight-captain coming to the aid of one of her followers was poetic.  If he made it out of this, Fleuri resolved to ensure that the scribes and bards did not forget that detail.  All the more reason to ensure that they won this fight.

His foe was much larger and stronger now.  Even with the loss of one arm, it may very well be able to swing the axe with more force than it previously could with two arms.  It was also more inhuman, more beast-like, and its last attack showed that its fighting style had similarly become more monstrous.

A changing battle required changing tactics.

Fleuri maneuvered to the left side of Fanilly.  With an ally at his side, he could no longer make the same wide sweeps with his sword, and would have to change things up a bit.  This was not a problem- adaptability and flexibility in battle were both things that the Mirror Knight had impressed upon him during their training.  His next move- bringing his sword to his hip as if sheathed, then attacking in a faux-unsheathing motion, bringing it around to the left the moment the dogs came into range and then continuing towards the houndmaster in front of him- was a technique from another one of his mentors, one he had the fortune of learning from in both the real world and Merilia's plane.

With the two of them fighting this fae, with the training and tests that Merilia had subjected them to, surely they shall prevail.