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I flip onto my hands then flip again, narrowly dodging the edge of another sword. The man stays silent. Keeping the point of his newest weapon on me.

My head tilted, flames hurled at his form. He dodges with the smallest of margins.

Something I've noticed he seems to do a lot. And despite the occasional attacks made by Cassandra… he still just focuses all his attention on me.

The flames curve in unnatural ways, creating whips that fling themselves over to the man.

There's a small pause in his steps. But he ducks and creates distance. A stabbed sword in the ground is grabbed, hurled with what looks to be lines of energy.

Then he finally speaks.

"Must we really?"

At that I narrow my eyes.

"How…" I draw out. "Hypocritical."

His eyes narrow beneath that helmeted face of his.

"You were the one to attack us first. I've done nothing but defend myself."

"And kill a dozen of my men too."

"In defense."