<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/c/c0/Darien.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Darien Alexander (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207204.msg10257075#msg10257075)<br/><strong>Cabin:</strong>Hermes<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Sword and Shield class<br/><strong>Date/Time:</strong>9/23, 9:20 am-ish<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Ve, Aries NPCs, open<br/><strong>Notes:</strong>Fighting in two-handed style<br/><hr/>Girl was crazy, she was taking a pounding and laughing about it. Darien winced as she took another punch but aside from trying to even up the odds a little, he couldn't stop every blow. He was pretty sure he could take either one of these guys one-on-one but the situation was a little more complicated than that and there were too many variables to call. He snickered a bit as she made use of her boots once again and noticing Aries boy was a little stunned for the moment he blinked in and grabbed the guy and half-shoved, half-tossed him a few back. Taking a couple steps back, Darien reached down to give the girl a hand up and for a moment they were once again standing side by side.<br/><br/>"So, normally in sword and shield class we employ, say, swords and shields when we fight," Darien teased her, giving her a little nudge though he didn't take his eyes off their opponents. "But hey, your boots seem to be working for you. Just be careful. These Aries boys have no sense of humor. The more you piss them off, the worse it's going to be when they get their hands on you."<br/><br/>They were moving in and Darien took up a stance as if he were going to meet them but once again vanished as they advanced. This time his nimbleness was not rewarded as just as he appeared behind them, one of the Aries boys seemed to have anticipated it and was wheeling around, his fist and the hilt of his sword connecting with Darien's face just as he reappeared. The blow was hard enough to knock Darien on his ass and Aries boy was immediately bringing his sword down at the ground where Darien lay. Darien rolled aside just in time for the blade to bite into the dirt and not his armor and sprang to his feet, trying to shake off the hit.<br/><br/>"That went well," Darien said ruefully, actually getting a snort from his opponents then he suddenly launched into motion. He pressed forward, his blades whirling about him at an impressive speed that caught his foe off guard and had him backing up. The other, still angry about the boots he'd been getting, was too intent on a little payback for this strange girl who after all, couldn't really be that hard to take down.<br/>