Penli bellowed as Tishasanti came in for a hard swing, barely lifting his buckler in time to block it-and going down hard when Tishasanti swung his shield as well, barreling into Penli and knocking him flat on the ground. Penli slammed a foot into his groin, rolled and regained his feet, then lifted his shield again just in time to block another blow from Tishasanti's sword.
Thankfully, the finally-successful groin hit slowed Tishasanti down just enough. Penli knocked him back slightly and slammed his buckler into Tishasanti's face again. Tishasanti screamed in agony-but the bastard still didn't go down.
Penli didn't wait for the charge this time, but met him full on in the center of the ring-and then dodged and blew right by him. Swinging around, he slammed the flat of his blade down on
