R E I C H E N B A C H
Rostislav's gruff chuckle warmed The Night King's chest briefly, bringing a smile of his own to grace the charcoal of his soft lips. There were too few in Novus that looked upon life with a smile in their teeth, that took the bad with the good and grinned all the while. Rosti was one of the few. Like a moth to a flame, Reich had found him and claimed him for his own - warrior, warden, friend.
The sound of Rostislav's heavy footfalls were easy to isolate, that thud, thud, thud of approaching battle setting his already hot blood afire. Reich opened his bright eyes swiftly, listening carefully as he pinpointed the Warden's location - to the right, lunging and... Reichenbach felt the grasp of Rosti's strong teeth as they bit into his rump. He could have attempted to dodge the attack, to whirl about and strike out at the well-muscled man while he was still lunging - but a bite on the rump, as painful as it was, was worth sacrificing to get into the position he was now.
Reich turned his handsome head slightly, eyeing the attached stallion with a chaotic grin before throwing all his strength into kicking out with his strong hind legs. Throwing the pistons out into a forceful buck, Reich aimed to slam his hind hooves into the soft flesh at the base of Rostislav's unprotected throat. If his strong, hard hooves connected with that fleshy, sensitive area there could be no doubt that it would hurt, possibly even effect Rosti's breathing. Slowing the heavy man down might give Reichenbach an inch or two of an advantage, considering the bay stallion was nimble and agile where Rostislav was all muscle. When he'd done this move in the past he hadn't had to take armour into consideration - the protection it gave Rostislav even now was impressive, encouraging a pang of friendly jealousy within the Sovereign of Night.
He could feel the steady throb of pain emanating from his rump now, a painful mix of bruised muscle and broken skin. Blood dribbled slowly from the fierce bite, mingling silently with the sweat that was now forming upon Reichenbach's dark skin.
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