Ebonshield took one final, deep breath, and then appeared to resolve to end the combat quickly, charging forwards and leaping up into the air towards the simulacrum's head -- only to crash into the shield which he raised to his shoulder just in time. Thrown back against the floor by the force of his push, it was all she could do to roll out of the way as the heavy mace crashed into the ground where she lay, showering everything with sand. This time, she avoided darting in again on the clone's weapon side, remembering the minotaur's earlier trick -- and, indeed, the shadow-Anonymous recovered from the missed attack just as quickly as that other combatant had, if not faster. Lily almost held her breath as the black figure hunched over, shield firmly in front, closing in on her escaping sergeant.