[There; that's something more like it. It requires a little more speed and sharpness from Yuan. Not as much as he is capable of -- there is no call for that, and indeed danger in it -- but more than he's displayed in the first block. A parry, a parry, and Yuan catches the sidelong cut on his blade, more than a fleeting contact this time. There's the ring of metal as he slides his sword around Nethan's, redirecting the momentum down and toward the earth of the courtyard.]
[That's better. He's getting a clearer idea of Nethan's abilities. Still Yuan doesn't himself strike.]
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[That's better. He's getting a clearer idea of Nethan's abilities. Still Yuan doesn't himself strike.]