Ondrea screamed, and before Gilda could say anything more, the Talon charged towards Marco. She was surprisingly fast, considering she only had three working legs and a wing that wouldn’t respond. Marco just seemed to stand there for a moment, seemingly uncaring, and dropped the gladius from his right hand. As she came to his range, he deliberately raised his right leg, leaning back, as if to draw a powerful kick. She stopped her charge, her foreleg stiffening as if ready to block it. 