[ he barely manages to duck away from the sudden assault, the girl's nail cutting viciously just past the corner of the socket, gouging his temple deep enough that a fresh rivulet of blood seeps down his cheek.
all the thrashing about finally has him losing his balance, and he falls with a shout, dragging her down more due to circumstance than intent. and if they weren't tangled up enough before, the impact of the ground makes their garbled struggle worse. as they roll along the narrow path of the maze he tries to wedge a knee in between them and push her off with it.
and in the furious chaos, his shadow pipes up, a voice low and cool in the back of his mind: why are you trying so hard not to hurt her?
he ignores it, though he isn't sure how much longer he has the luxury to. ]
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all the thrashing about finally has him losing his balance, and he falls with a shout, dragging her down more due to circumstance than intent. and if they weren't tangled up enough before, the impact of the ground makes their garbled struggle worse. as they roll along the narrow path of the maze he tries to wedge a knee in between them and push her off with it.
and in the furious chaos, his shadow pipes up, a voice low and cool in the back of his mind: why are you trying so hard not to hurt her?
he ignores it, though he isn't sure how much longer he has the luxury to. ]