"Pfft. It'll only end badly for you if I bash your head in with my shield. You'll be fine-!" [i]Oh, Ari intended to bash his head in.[/i] [i]As she approached, she kept a quite decent stance: her left side, consisting of her left arm and leg, was positioned in front of her right, so that her shield was held out and capable of more efficient blocking. She kept her right arm to the side, as if waiting for movement, matching that circling on her own.[/i]