Completing a rotation, the gnoll adroitly shifted all of his weight onto his other hand─or axe, rather─and grabbed hold of the axes handle with both hands, so that he was now standing verticaly upon his weapon. No sooner had he removed his hands from the axe than he had each around a sword's handle, and drew both, sticking each in the ground on opposite sides of the axe while still in the air. He was well above the blow Mark had tried to land as he pushed off to kick out powerfully at his adversary with both feet...