The dark elf saw the attack coming, jumping over the telegraphed swing, seemingly stepping off the flat of the heavy sword to land beside the angry girl. Seeing how much power she put in the strike however, the elf couldn't hide her suspicion clearly turning to frustration with the Valis 'guest'. In pure reflexive retaliation she kicked herself backwards and drew her blade, striking out to leave a minor cut on the barbarian's hand, little more than a scratch that drew some blood, in fact nothing to a seasoned warrior. Still, for some reason the cut burned hotter than it should have, and for a moment, Jalna's eyes went hazy, her vision clouding as she felt like her blood was turning into acid, if only for a few seconds.<br/><br/>The dark elf was looking at her with disdain and something else that Jalna was too worked up to make out. The ebon skinned beauty was now by the crates and Jalna stumbled a few steps towards the center of the tent. Still engaged in a duel, it was the barbarian's chance to fight or flee, as for some reason the more lithe woman didn't make a sound or call alarm.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Jalna's attack missed, and the dark elf hit her for 5 piercing damage. In addition, her blade is poisoned, so Jalna takes an extra 26 poison damage, or half of that if she makes a DC 15 Con save! </div></div>