Khanza had to admit his opponent was continuing to surprise him even now. Instead of defending herself from his attack she instead opted to break into a run in the midst of such close quarters combat. This surprised the Cardinal, but he did not hesitate in his strike. His opponent might think themselves fast yet no one could outrun a sword blow simply by running away. The average human stride was approximately five feet, Khanza only needed half a step to close in range for his weapon. As Rodetta turned her body to the left, Khazna swung low aiming for the back of her exposed right legs knee. Aiming with the true edge of his left hand blade as he bent into a crouch sliding his left leg forward to brace his weight on.
Regardless of how fast she was, she’d need time to get to her full running speed from a standing position after a quick turn. Tablurath’s attack was one simple motion; a quick lunge using the weight of his body and gravity to speed the blow home. The woman sadly had no such advantage. It was often true more often than not in war that more men died in the heat of battle from a blow to their back, often after they had already been routed. This woman was going to learn that lesson the hard way. She’d have little chance to avoid or properly defend herself from the attack. Should it land she’d easily be hamstrung from the blow and left crippled.
Should she somehow avoid that attack, Khazna was already sending his right hand sword into simple twirl so that the saber was gripped blade down. A strong throw sent the sword toward the center of her back with deadly accuracy not unlike a pseudo javelin.
