Naael kept up her aggressive assault, until the vines managed to blindside her and actually get a hit in, leaving a nasty bruise on her arm. That quickly snapped her back into focus, and she moved into a more defensive stance, feinting an opening in her defenses, to hopefully catch it off-guard and deliver a blow.<br/><br/>(And there goes my roll. >_< -3 roll, for +2 Athletics. Taking a 3-point stress hit for it. Performance, roll of 0, skill of +1, to try to gain the aspect<em>Faking an Opening.</em>)