[Kratos waits for the Swallow's weight to be pulled and then straightens, taking a few steps to even the space between them, and to work the shudder of that blow out of his bones. He spins the sword in his grip for much the same reason, sheathing it smoothly; but regardless of Yuan's strength, Kratos's limbs also don't tremble.

[He's taken too many blows like that, for him to be anything but stone in the face of them.]

Neither have you. That's good to know; I thought perhaps lounging around the library had rusted your skills.