Braiya was ready this time. Her shorter stature gave her a little advantage over the giants foot work. She shifted to dodge his knee to her side but it still connected, just with much less power.  It still would leave a nasty bruise, but failed to knocker her off her feet. She gripped his hand at her shoulder allowing her claws to sink into his flesh, the buckle in the middle held, but both clasps that held on the left strap and right gantlet gave way on both sides. despite this she used his arm as leverage and hung on him. One foot braced on his right knee the other coming up to kick him in his side as she twisted her body, aiming for the softer spot between hip and ribs.<br/><br/>His fist connected with her cheek just below her eye, snapping her head back. Braiya saw nothing but stars for a moment going limp in his grip before dropping to the bed. The pain in her face and neck making her screech through gritted teeth. The metal gauntlet fell completely off her arm to the floor and the top most portion of her clothes gave way, hanging at her waist by the last three buckles. She rolled away from him, disorientated and dizzy, a hand held to her head for brief moment. She propped herself up on hands and feet and glared at him still, despite there now appearing to be two of him. She wanted to hold the front piece up to cover her exposed breast, but she didn't waste the effort. He was faster than she anticipated.  The speed surprised her, but his strength was about what she expected. Her lips curled exposing her fangs now and she poised to spring on him at the first sign of movement.