In an attempt to best his attacker, he swerved his body, feigning a low attack, but his effort proved ineffective as Davi uppercut Trystan’s sword with his own and sent Trystan stumbling backward. He lost his balance and tried to catch himself from falling, even as he saw Davi approaching out of the corner of his eye, sword raised to strike.
“Davi, no!” Rissa screamed as she jumped in front of her brother, ready to take the blow meant for him. Davi paused for a split second before a roar of anger bellowed from him and he swung the blade Rissa’s way. Trystan leapt without thought, pushing Rissa out of the way and barreling into Davi’s side. A grunt fell from Davi’s lips at the impact as his sword flew out of his hand. They fell backwards, Trystan landing on Davi’s chest, nose to nose with
