Actually, it’s good Weaver doesn’t talk during fights. Because if she had any clue what was going on in Oizys’ head, she’d be rolling on the ground laughing. And then Oizys and her massive bulk could stomp on Weaver, ending this fight pretty damn quick. But the thought that Weaver is good enough on the battlefield to choose if an attack hits her is really that laughable. Weaver has sparred one other time. She has fought a lot, but there’s a difference. She scrapes her way through fights and gets the hell out, because sometimes that’s the only recourse she has. Weaver doesn’t win. She survives.

Which isn't even completely accurate. She died once. That’s a hell of a loss. But she's lucky. Lucky enough that Death decided to pity her, that he decided to send her back to the living. Lucky enough that Ker’s talons don’t cut her flesh to bloody ribbons. Lucky enough that Oizys' horn doesn’t take her leg off. She’s hardly letting Oizys hit her. It’s only luck that saves her.

Because luck’s all she has. Weaver isn’t large or powerful or fearsome. She’s tiny, made up of only fearlessness and gumption. It’s not enough. She is not enough. She has no place on a battlefield. So she fights harder, throws herself headlong at opponents she should never face. Oizys may be a spar virgin, but Weaver is only newly deflowered. At least the younger girl looks like she was born for this.

Her feet hit flesh and she’s thrilled, but now there’s doubt in the back of her mind. A creeping realization that she is weak, that she isn’t enough. That she will never be as good as Oizys or Erebos or anyone else for the sheer fact of her size and strength. The blow to Oizys’ neck, though a decent one, does little to hinder her. The cuts in her side don’t seem to matter much either. None of it is enough. She is not enough.

They both have so much to prove, even if only to themselves. Not that they know how similar they are.

Weaver’s feet hit the ground and Oizys is already backing up. Clever, but I don’t think so. It behooves Weaver to let Oizys tire herself out, but she ignores this fact. She’s too determined to land a half decent punch that does something. Instead of staying away, Weaver moves forward, trying to chase her opponent. Her wings spread in a powerful flap, lifting her into the air and off the ice. That’s when the electric eagles appear and warning pulses through her bond with Raven again. Hell. Bloody freaking hell.

At this point, she only has one choice: fly. So, she does. It’s enough to escape Ker’s talons (she’s got enough cuts back there already, thanks). The two electric eagles aiming for her shoulders miss, swooping beneath her belly instead. But the one coming for her face is another story, because she’s flying right at the thing. She goes up and to her left as fast as she can, so when the electric eagle hits her, it grazes her right shoulder. The shock is immediate, freezing her in mid-flight so she's gliding toward the earth.

But then it passes (thank the Gods) and she flaps her wings again, getting away from the ground. Her shoulder twinges, but it doesn’t feel like any damage was done. It's like touching an electric fence, shocking but hardly life threatening. Everything tingles in a weird but good way, and she feels alive.

She circles around, trying to get behind Oizys and approach at a slight angle to the girl’s right hind end. She’s high enough to dive, aiming for the middle of the girl’s back, to the right of her spine. In a real fight, she’d go for the spine, but that is too much here. Even for Weaver. Even when she needs to make a worthwhile mark on this girl.

She opens her wings at the last minute, hoping to avoid a complete collision, kicking her front feet toward her target. She tries to fly over Oizys, though who knows where the girl is at this point, and kicks her back legs out for good measure. If the girl hadn’t moved at all, Weaver would be aiming for more or less the same spot on the left side of Oizys’ back. But with Oizys likely moving around, Weaver’s just adding that second kick for good measure.

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Summary:
- One of the electric eagles grazes her shoulder and she is momentarily shocked
- Weaver tries to fly diagonally over Oizys, kicking her front feet toward the ride side middle of her back, and then kicking her back feet toward the left side middle of her back.

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