[ The arrows don't do anything to confirm the identity of the archer. But he doesn't have more time than he's already spent to mull, as a sword is moving down on him in a sharp arc towards his head.
He's invulnerable to such attacks dealt by man, but he'd be shamed to grant an opening to the enemy regardless.
So his attention is diverted, but not for long as he cuts down the offender. With the area mostly clear, he launches himself into a short sprint across the field, away from the shooter. He follows the trajectory of the ensuing arrows, seamlessly matching their momentum.
Achilles is a sentimental man, but his teacher had pushed his tendency to give into his own feelings out of him in his youth. In war, his focus is solely for the enemy and not anyone else.
But his eyes do stray every now and then, catching glimpses of his teacher from the distance. He isn't shocked to see him, nor is he disappointed. ]
Tch. [ He wants nothing more than to go to him, to join him at his side or to aim a blow for his head (are they allies? enemies?). Too caught up in his own adrenaline, he can't understand the mixture of overwhelming feelings overtaking the front of his mind. So he pushes all of it to the back. ]
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He's invulnerable to such attacks dealt by man, but he'd be shamed to grant an opening to the enemy regardless.
So his attention is diverted, but not for long as he cuts down the offender. With the area mostly clear, he launches himself into a short sprint across the field, away from the shooter. He follows the trajectory of the ensuing arrows, seamlessly matching their momentum.
Achilles is a sentimental man, but his teacher had pushed his tendency to give into his own feelings out of him in his youth. In war, his focus is solely for the enemy and not anyone else.
But his eyes do stray every now and then, catching glimpses of his teacher from the distance. He isn't shocked to see him, nor is he disappointed. ]
Tch. [ He wants nothing more than to go to him, to join him at his side or to aim a blow for his head (are they allies? enemies?). Too caught up in his own adrenaline, he can't understand the mixture of overwhelming feelings overtaking the front of his mind. So he pushes all of it to the back. ]