[Judged] of cabbages and kings;

[Eik]

Eik often loses himself. It is all too easy to lose track of time while wandering the long, winding corridors of his mind. Too often he gets lost in some revelation triggered by the blooming of a flower or the sway of the tall grass in the wind, or some question he feels he has the answer to, buried somewhere in the rubble of thought and memory. He fights to reconnect with his body, to remind himself through sweat and pain and adrenaline that he is alive in the physical world, too, and it can be just as delightful as his rambling, grammatically-challenged, delicious stream of thoughts.

He fights for the practicality of keeping his skills sharp, for the feeling of camaraderie that grows only through sweat and blood, and most of all for his sanity.

A wild grin is on his face now. No doubt he'll feel the pain in his belly later when there's nothing else to think about, but the ache is just a nagging afterthought as he focuses his attention on Asterion. His kick lands true, and once more his focus is broken for a moment by concern that he might have hit his friend too hard.

Eik quickly brushes his concern aside with a mental note- maybe stop fighting your friends- and refocuses. The two men move in a rather impressive dance, pivoting in synchronicity. Later he will recall with amusement the day he told Florentine he did not know how to dance, but for now his mind is on the fight and focused on Asterion's movements behind him. A normal fight and Eik would be kicking like mad at his opponent, but there are certain rules for this engagement and so he restrains himself. Due to the shuffling of his feet in the muddy ground, Eik is ready to spring away when Asterion lunges forward with teeth bared. He is not able to dodge the attack entirely, close as the bay is, and he squeals at the pinch of teeth on his thigh. It stings, but it isn't disabling by any means. In time it will become just another scar to add to his collection.

His wild grin returns as the fight comes to a close and he turns to face his friend on the pockmarked battlefield. Sweat and mud stain their hides dark so they almost, almost look like different men. "Well fought, regent." He extends his muzzle to bump cheerfully against a seal brown shoulder.  "We should... go on a trip sometime. An adventure." Already his mind is rising from his body like a thin trail of smoke-- he's thinking of the ocean and the day the two stallions met. He turns slowly back to Solterra, the sun already warm on his back.

"I'll see you soon, friend," he calls over his shoulder, and begins the walk home.

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There is no better way to know us
E I K
than as two wolves, come separately to a wood

aaaand that's a wrap! sorry for the awkward exit o_o

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Summary: Eik moves forward when Asterion attacks, taking the bite on his thigh. There is some bleeding but nothing major. He says some stuff and then heads home to get bandaged.

Attack Used: 2
Attack(s) Left: 0
Block Used: 0
Block(s) Left: 1 (not sure if this post counted as a block since he still took the attack?)
Item(s) Used: N/A

Response Deadline: N/A
Tags: @Asterion, @kay, @Sid, @inkbone, @Lauren, @Sparrow