<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/c/c1/RedAjah.jpg)</div><strong>Character name:</strong>Theraeve Valaim (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=234819.msg11557599#msg11557599)<br/><strong>Position:</strong>Aes Sedai of the Red Ajah<br/><strong>Bondmate:</strong>n/a<br/><strong>Tag:</strong>Kalain<br/><strong>Time:</strong>Early Afternoon, Saven 6th, 990NE<br/><strong>Place:</strong>Training grounds<br/><strong>Warning:</strong>n/a<br/><hr/><br/>Ignoring his provocations this time, Theraeve focused on what she wanted to do, the plan still being to clamp her legs around Kal's head until he either lost consciousness or submitted. Judging by the enormous size of his ego, her guess was that he would opt for the former, which suited her just as well. One step at a time, however, and first she still needed to lock the hold in.<br/><br/>Getting her first leg over his shoulder went smoothly enough, and for a few moments there, Theraeve believed that the end was in sight. Her attempt also drew out a reaction from Kal, in addition to him running his mouth some more, of course. His control over her wrists deteriorated as he got overly ambitious, trying to keep them both pinned with only a single one of his own, so she was able to regain the use of her hands after a brief struggle.<br/><br/>Putting them to use immediately, she went hunting for her opponent's right arm, aiming to pull it up over his head so that she could trap them both by finally closing the hold with her left leg, which would make any chance of escape even more remote. He succeeded in slowing her down slightly through some clever maneuvering, but he wasn't doing anything to improve his situation, so it was only a matter of time until Theraeve sealed the deal, or so she thought.<br/><br/>Suddenly, she felt her weight being lifted up until her back no longer touched the ground, a possibility which hadn't even crossed her mind considering the awkward position that she had Kal in. Her eyes widened in shock and time seemed to slow down as she watched his expression contort with exertion while the lean muscles of his neck grew tense. By the point when her brain was able to fully process what was happening, Theraeve was already on her way back down, so it was all that she could do to twist her body to the side, causing her left shoulder to absorb the brunt of the impact rather than her neck or back.<br/><br/>A dull pain flooded her entire upper body after it hit the ground, her spine and internal organs having been rattled as well, but at least she hadn't been crippled. Despite crying out sharply, she'd also maintained enough presence of mind to scoop up a fistful of sand, which she promptly whipped right at Kal's eyes without any hesitation. Not something that she would have deemed acceptable in the typical sparring match, but as far as she was concerned, it was just payback for the underhanded way in which he'd started it all off.<br/><br/>Using the diversion, Theraeve planted her foot against his shoulder and pushed him away, using the momentum to roll herself back and land one knee, making it quicker and safer to stand without allowing for any retaliation. Swiftly dashing back into striking distance aggressively, hoping to perhaps catch Kal unprepared, she naturally chose to throw a kick first since her upper body was still reeling after being slammed. Not just any kick, but a tricky little fake-out that she'd come up with herself.<br/><br/>It would seem as if she was aiming low, only that as she twisted her hips to throw the kick, Theraeve never unbent her knee so that it could actually reach. Instead, she followed through with the movement until her side was turned towards Kal, at which point she stopped abruptly and shifted her momentum back in the opposite direction, finally extending her leg so that it could be raised in an arc and come crashing down with the heel striking at the side of his head. It wasn't the most devastatingly powerful blow, but it was all executed in less than a second, and if it landed without being mitigated at all like it was intended to, then it should certainly be enough to cause some damage and leave him dazed, vulnerable to a more decisive follow-up.