"I prefer to use the sword alone; if you wish to use a shield feel free," Danaracles replied with a nod, picking his wooden blade back up from the ground.  He didn't want the man as his enemy, but that said he didn't feel like the man was an enemy.<br/><br/>"First solid blow to head or torso?" he proposed; offering his usual terms of engagement; after the first solid blow to head or chest from a real blade, most fights were over anyway in his experience.