[The instant that Annabeth draws her knife, Yelena's hand dives into her pocket. With the bottom cut out, she can grab the switchblade strapped to her thigh and open it. The other girl shoves her away and engages the kedan who tried to cut Yelena, and not about to interfere and risk putting Annabeth off-balance, she moves to get her back instead.
She watches Annabeth and the kedan out of the corner of her eye, but her focus is also on the rest of the crowd, and it isn't long before another kedan comes to try to assist his friend as Annabeth cuts it. Yelena moves in before it can get there, assuming a stance from one of the katas as it lunges for her.
Quick on her feet, she sidesteps as its knife comes for her. It doesn't leave an opening for her to counter, and so she remains on the defense, trying to find that place she did where everything became instinctive. It's harder with the chaos around them, however, and remains elusive for the moment.
Wishing she had the reach of a bow like Maren's, Yelena kicks the kedan at the knee, bringing it down but not out. It's only Annabeth's obvious reluctance to kill that keeps Yelena from going for any fatal blows herself. She doubts they'll be able to continue trading non-lethal moves with their opponents before they have to run, however. It hasn't happened yet that someone's simply given up when attacking her just because she put up a fight.]
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She watches Annabeth and the kedan out of the corner of her eye, but her focus is also on the rest of the crowd, and it isn't long before another kedan comes to try to assist his friend as Annabeth cuts it. Yelena moves in before it can get there, assuming a stance from one of the katas as it lunges for her.
Quick on her feet, she sidesteps as its knife comes for her. It doesn't leave an opening for her to counter, and so she remains on the defense, trying to find that place she did where everything became instinctive. It's harder with the chaos around them, however, and remains elusive for the moment.
Wishing she had the reach of a bow like Maren's, Yelena kicks the kedan at the knee, bringing it down but not out. It's only Annabeth's obvious reluctance to kill that keeps Yelena from going for any fatal blows herself. She doubts they'll be able to continue trading non-lethal moves with their opponents before they have to run, however. It hasn't happened yet that someone's simply given up when attacking her just because she put up a fight.]