The next bait wasn’t as successful as before. Stepping to the range of her gladius again, Marco took a step back when the Talon raised her foreleg, but to his surprise, she suddenly changed the angle to a forward thrust, which he barely dodged by rolling on the ground, passing beneath her. Gilda held her breath as the Talon did a perfect turn, and streaked to Marco’s back. Fortrakt stiffened beside her, his beak forming a very thin line but it broke to a smile when he saw Marco move. 