Sköll did not grant her a second of truce. She advanced again with the speed of a feline in mid-hunt, this time using her reinforced claws to unleash a series of oblique slashes that cut the air with a thermal hiss. Hati was forced to retreat, executing short, precise parries with her blade. The metal of her weapon touched Sköll's strikes just enough to alter their trajectory, applying the exact force at the correct angle. Nothing more, nothing less.
Lloyd continued observing the evolution of the combat with his arms crossed over his chest. The progression of both was remarkable; Sköll had begun to provide structure and direction to her brute force, limiting the waste of mana that previously exhausted her in a few minutes. For her part, Hati combined her innate precision with a tactical flexibility that allowed her to absorb the heaviest impacts without losing her combat posture.
