Chapter 6.3- The Seadragon's Roar
Added 2025-06-19 11:19:22 +0000 UTCHe plodded over towards me as this time instead of running in his direction, I let him be the one to make the first move. He swung the Morningstar straight in my direction. I took a step back, noting how the rod the chain and the ball at the end of the chain moved in unison. He waited for me to counter with an attack of my own but I did not, content to stand and wait for him to make the next move.
Make the next move he did, as he swung for me again and once again I took another step back. Once again he hunkered for a return attack but none came from my end. In our first fight, he’d used his footwork to turn my aggression against me. This time, I forced him to lead the dance and it was clear that that wa snot where his strengths lay. He swung once, and then again and then on the Hird swing instead of stepping back for the firth time, I stepped inside his guard, stabbing my blade straight intoth links between the chain that connected the rod to the metal ball at the end.
With a push, both our weapons went flying into the air. Before he got to adapt to the new situation, my shield had buried itself straight into his face, making him stumble backwards as his helm must have been ringing from that impact. Regardless, I hit him in the head two more times with the face off then shield before he felt to his knees, and then from these it was facedown for him as he lost consciousness.
I heard the sound of applause and turned to the side to find Ser Ben there, putting his hands together. Even Manfred had a look on his face that could vaguely be mistaken for a smile if one looked at it from the right— or wrong angle.
“Well done, boy” he said, “Congratulations, you’ve finally managed to stop losing to poorly trained farmers and hedgeknights. Maybe I’ll make a fighter out of you one day” Manfred said with a wicked look on his face.
