[Devin can barely spare a thought to wonder if Kratos is treating this as another kind of test, but all of his attention has to be on the duel. He's been in tighter spots - though not often, and it's a good thing that Kratos isn't trying to kill him. Making desperate or stupid moves would be more likely, if he were fighting for his life.
There's more than a few moments when Devin is sure he's going to get cut a third time and only avoids it by a hair's breadth, and blocking the strikes makes his bones rattle. A noise not unlike a growl escapes him as he struggles to throw Kratos off.
He doesn't flinch when Kratos' blade splinters, just comes to a halt, panting. Looking down at his own sword, it's badly cracked in the middle - a catastrophic failure. There are nicks and chips all along the rest of of it.]
Seems you were right, mercenary. They did not survive the bout.
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There's more than a few moments when Devin is sure he's going to get cut a third time and only avoids it by a hair's breadth, and blocking the strikes makes his bones rattle. A noise not unlike a growl escapes him as he struggles to throw Kratos off.
He doesn't flinch when Kratos' blade splinters, just comes to a halt, panting. Looking down at his own sword, it's badly cracked in the middle - a catastrophic failure. There are nicks and chips all along the rest of of it.]
Seems you were right, mercenary. They did not survive the bout.