Well, isn’t this going to be interesting. Lyris eyes the grey mare from across the challenge grounds, sizing up the Amazonian general. Lagertha, as always, cuts an impressive figure. The general is quite a bit taller than Lyris, and nicely muscled, likely from her many years spent at the top of the Amazonian army. And though she does not carry too many scars, her keen eyes are proof enough of her battle experience.
This fight is going to be a challenge.
She decides to start simple, with an attack that she had used recently against the Falls warrior Tyrna. Not terribly creative perhaps, but the attack had worked fairly well against Tyrna, and Lyris isn’t going to throw out something that she already knows to be effective. At the very least it will help her determine the speed of Lagertha’s reflexes (though she already has a feeling they are faster than her own).
She stays perfectly still for a moment longer, then without warning, charges the larger mare. She picks up speed quickly, moving from a trot to a fast canter in quick succession. She aims opposite from what she had with Tyrna - aiming her right shoulder at her opponent’s own right shoulder. Lagertha is quite a solid creature, so impact, if it happens, is going to hurt, but will potentially give Lyris an advantage for her second attack. The combination of surprise and her smaller frame could be used to undercut the larger mare and unbalance her. And an unbalanced opponent makes an easier target. Of course being the experienced general that she is, Lagertha could foresee her attack (through giveaway movements) and dodge it, but the dodging will keep the mare occupied, and potentially leave her vulnerable to what Lyris has planned next.
After she’s attempted her attack, she continues at a canter past the mare to her own left, wheeling away as fast as she can in an attempt to avoid any counter attack. Knowing Lagertha that might be wishful thinking.
Now it’s time to throw something a little more interesting into the mix.
As she wheels past the grey general, she reaches out all around, gathering the winds in front of her. The familiar feeling of exhilaration takes over as she works, and soon a concentrated ball of wind travels in front of her as she canters. It fights her, as wind tends to do, so she releases it quickly, forcing it back in Lagertha’s direction. The concentrated gust heads right for the general, throwing up dirt and weeds as it roars over the packed earth. If it hits, it will send the grey mare head over heels, sprawling in the dirt. If this was a serious battle, this would put Lyris at a huge advantage. As it is, it will probably bruise her, and make her look more than a little undignified. Lyris can’t help but giggle a little at the thought.
And if it doesn’t hit, well, Lyris will need to get out of their quick.
This fight is going to be a challenge.
She decides to start simple, with an attack that she had used recently against the Falls warrior Tyrna. Not terribly creative perhaps, but the attack had worked fairly well against Tyrna, and Lyris isn’t going to throw out something that she already knows to be effective. At the very least it will help her determine the speed of Lagertha’s reflexes (though she already has a feeling they are faster than her own).
She stays perfectly still for a moment longer, then without warning, charges the larger mare. She picks up speed quickly, moving from a trot to a fast canter in quick succession. She aims opposite from what she had with Tyrna - aiming her right shoulder at her opponent’s own right shoulder. Lagertha is quite a solid creature, so impact, if it happens, is going to hurt, but will potentially give Lyris an advantage for her second attack. The combination of surprise and her smaller frame could be used to undercut the larger mare and unbalance her. And an unbalanced opponent makes an easier target. Of course being the experienced general that she is, Lagertha could foresee her attack (through giveaway movements) and dodge it, but the dodging will keep the mare occupied, and potentially leave her vulnerable to what Lyris has planned next.
After she’s attempted her attack, she continues at a canter past the mare to her own left, wheeling away as fast as she can in an attempt to avoid any counter attack. Knowing Lagertha that might be wishful thinking.
Now it’s time to throw something a little more interesting into the mix.
As she wheels past the grey general, she reaches out all around, gathering the winds in front of her. The familiar feeling of exhilaration takes over as she works, and soon a concentrated ball of wind travels in front of her as she canters. It fights her, as wind tends to do, so she releases it quickly, forcing it back in Lagertha’s direction. The concentrated gust heads right for the general, throwing up dirt and weeds as it roars over the packed earth. If it hits, it will send the grey mare head over heels, sprawling in the dirt. If this was a serious battle, this would put Lyris at a huge advantage. As it is, it will probably bruise her, and make her look more than a little undignified. Lyris can’t help but giggle a little at the thought.
And if it doesn’t hit, well, Lyris will need to get out of their quick.
Lyris
I’ll burn this whole city down
html by maat | gif by headlikeanorange.tumblr.comApparently I can't edit on here, whoops! Anyway, since it looks like Lagertha is a Anglo-Arab/Andalusian cross, I assumed that she's bigger than Lyris (who is 15 hh). If that's not correct, I can re-write the post.
Oh, and traits are fine, clearly. Lol.