Closing the gap between us as quickly as I could, I found my hopes of smashing her against the ground dashed by the immediate recovery she made when she landed, that small amount of time I used to get to her position being more than enough for her to crouch and sway to the side of my attack.
The impact of my shield still affected her though, and it made the immense difference to me since I only got nicked on the side instead of stabbed, the Elf's jagged blade sliding across my oblique and drawing blood.
It should have been hilt deep inside of my torso but thankfully the impact disoriented her enough to miss, giving me the time to swing my shield to the side and force her back as she elected to save her arm instead of allowing it to shatter into dozens of pieces.
