Very well. [She sort of likes this - he's taking charge, putting things together, working his gambits. She has a few in mind, as well, if they need a plan B, or C, or even D, depending on how many backups he has, but it's easier if only one of them is calling the shots, and she's not played chess in quite some time.
The Pawn is exploded into bits, used as bait as it was, but Maria has her chance, and she takes it, using her Quickening to move, and, in a flash, come up right next to the enemy Knight... and swiftly dismantle it with a few broad strokes of her swords.]
... These pieces really are made of solid stone, it's quite hard to cut through them.
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The Pawn is exploded into bits, used as bait as it was, but Maria has her chance, and she takes it, using her Quickening to move, and, in a flash, come up right next to the enemy Knight... and swiftly dismantle it with a few broad strokes of her swords.]
... These pieces really are made of solid stone, it's quite hard to cut through them.