[the main advantage of being so lithe, lean with long limbs, is that shalem is agile. his heritage may also be a factor, because snakes are so quick to strike from seeming inactive, either to catch prey or to defend themselves.
he thrusts his shield out before him, as if to bash his shield against zagreus like all the times he's moved this way, but instead, he does something new. shalem places his free hand on his forearm, as if bracing it for impact. as if bracing himself for impact.
though the impact will not come, because he stops himself barely a pace before zagreus, peeking above the wooden shield with a wicked grin. then there comes a sound like a firearm being used repeatedly, or steel meeting flint, accompanied by a burst of his arts. shalem fires rapidly, body jerking each time, no wonder he needed to brace himself.
it may be a lot of noise, but perhaps if zagreus is particularly sharp, he may be able to hear soft laughter.]
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he thrusts his shield out before him, as if to bash his shield against zagreus like all the times he's moved this way, but instead, he does something new. shalem places his free hand on his forearm, as if bracing it for impact. as if bracing himself for impact.
though the impact will not come, because he stops himself barely a pace before zagreus, peeking above the wooden shield with a wicked grin. then there comes a sound like a firearm being used repeatedly, or steel meeting flint, accompanied by a burst of his arts. shalem fires rapidly, body jerking each time, no wonder he needed to brace himself.
it may be a lot of noise, but perhaps if zagreus is particularly sharp, he may be able to hear soft laughter.]