[It's a good thing, then, that Zagreus isn't exactly a mortal. Albeit weakened, it's not without a groan that he gets the brunt of the attack, but he's nothing if not a fast student. 'Eager to learn, lad. I may just know how to work with you,' his mentor would say. He takes hold of the shield and braces himself but allows it to give, to use the impulse of the blow to dampen instead of running straight in. It's subtle, and he had needed that second time to ensure it, but it was a matter of timing. The moment the shield stretches out along with the snap of Shalem's arm, he knows it will be bouncing back slightly as tendons work. And it's there, there that Shalem had suddenly struck before, bending before unwinding back.
He doesn't do the counterattack yet, though. He just wants to show the baseline of the exercise first.] How's that?
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He doesn't do the counterattack yet, though. He just wants to show the baseline of the exercise first.] How's that?