Estinien wasn't expecting her to actually go for it, but he's not going to turn he down now that she is. He puts up his dukes, though it feels strange to be preparing for a sparring match without a weapon. It's been a long time since he last flexed that expertise.

"If it's any consolation," he says, "most of my training centers around the use of a lance. It's been some time since I had reason to go hand to hand."