I nodded at her and took his place in the ring, welcoming any opponent. I knew I should ask her to referee so she would be closer if she decided to run, but I chose to trust her. The soldier who decide to take up the challenge was Mahiru. I hated fighting Mahiru because he was a tricky opponent who enjoyed throwing a lot of feints. They bowed to each other before taking respective stances; I stood as if I had both sabers in hand and Mahiru simply adopting a traditional boxing stance.<br/><br/>The fight started and Mahiru rushed forward slamming a foot down near mine, I knew it would miss and was meant to force me to look down. I saw his left hook flying towards my face. Leaning back I grab and pull his arm with my right arm and I bring my left up to try and dislocate the shoulder. Mahiru turned with the yank though, bringing his right elbow around to get me. Forced to abandon my attack I tried to move my left arm, missing and taking the elbow to my side. The fight continued going on similar to this for many minutes. Both of us getting in a fair amount of hits, Mahiru finally threw in the towel, knowing I could last longer.<br/><br/>Smiling, I took a deep breathe turning to Nyri hoping to still see her. "How was it?"