The lithely moving girl decided to bridge past traditional ways of battle. Midas felt left forehoof collide with flesh, though it seemed only dagger would fall with clean strike. Hindleg rose to knock his attempts away, the hefty thrust pushed against soft belly—that would later create a nice hoof print bruise. A single snort of discomfort was the only sound the general offered her, the other was gashing teeth across bare air as she moved away and he strained to follow.

Crashing earthbound Midas spun across heel, shifting buttocks in her direction. She came again, he was ready by now; her circling had given him an edge of preparation. Balanced and watching from the sides, hindquarters rose up in two half bucks that bounced his front half forward a few steps, before fully thrusting in a full out buck with head leaning forward to almost kiss earth.

This ungodly cold was annoying, had they not been fighting to keep blood moving; he might have noticed it more. As it stood, the ice crystals she shot up in wake of a gallop fell across his spine harmlessly. Midas settled solidly, breathing came in great exhales now; each smoky cloud circling his face before misting out of visibility. Masculine body danced round facing her now, spying an opening of wings as his sparing nymph took flight. Limps followed for only a few steps before realizing she had twisted and was going to apparently strike from above. Wings ached to join in a sky flight, but another more simple idea formed.

Knowing only a moment lapsed between a decision, he waited anxiously until her shadowed body drew near…then…when the moment felt right Midas burst forward with a chancy expending of energy. Gallop lasted only a moment before he flung forward with tense forelimbs, bracing already sore breast muscles to absorbed impact and thrusting again with hindquarters aiming to strike at any portion across head, neck, or shoulder that might happen to still be coming.

OCC: Opening attack post done: (1) Fourth full attack: (4/4)

Attack: He responded to her first attack with two half bucks and a full buck. Then when she came at him from above Midas lunged forward in a gallop to change position and drove head down into another full buck.

Defense: Wings are still closed. Body is braced and level.

Injuries: A bruise will form where she stuck him in the stomach.