[Shatterstar smiles back, the edges of it a little sharper than before.]
You fight well.
[On the next pass, he tries to grab the blade by the flat of it, and twist it out of Dave's hands - but the castle is having none of this Shatterstar and swords business, and his hand slips, the edge biting into his palm. He swears under his breath in an alien tongue, and lets go, moving to dodge past Dave and come up behind him]
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You fight well.
[On the next pass, he tries to grab the blade by the flat of it, and twist it out of Dave's hands - but the castle is having none of this Shatterstar and swords business, and his hand slips, the edge biting into his palm. He swears under his breath in an alien tongue, and lets go, moving to dodge past Dave and come up behind him]