An Arena fight... How close to the end I wonder?

Lucina smiled back at Eve before looking back out to the fight. She knew Lucas could win. She just hoped that it was going to be a reality.

Novus smiled, a hand resting on her hand in his lap and leaning his head on her slightly.
"Guess we'll have to." He said, though the fight outcome still hadn't been concluded.

Rald smiles towards Lucas, adjusting to a slightly more agressive stance. "Only one way to find out if she is right." He said, moving into just on close distance and striking at Lucas with an overhead slash down at his neck.

Lucas said nothing, just concentrating on Rald. He smiled when he heard Lucina's and Eve's shouts, preparing for Rald's onslaught. Gripping his sword with his right hand he steps in and blocks Rald's strike quite abruptly.

Rald was surprised when his blade just stopped straght on Lucas', stepping back a bit to middle distance and holding his blade defensively.

Lucas' sword returns to its original position, waiting for the next assault.

Rald begins to move around Lucas, trying to decide the best way to handle this. Lucas was moving faster and stronger than he should of been, and now had to factor that in as well.

Lucas watched for a couple of seconds as Rald circled before stepping in swiftly with his own strike aimed at Rald's stomach with a horizontal swing from the right.

Rald was surprised at Lucas' sudden movement and blocked by swinging his blade vertically across. He looked to counter attack hoping to take advantage of the poison in Lucas.

Lucas quickly flicked his blade around and swung in from the other direction, faster than should have been possible with the poison in him.

Rald was surprised, barely blocking the next attack. Lucas should not of been moving that quickly. Was it what he had said? Or the encouragement from the other side? He stepped back, hoping to get some distance.

Lucas stepped in, now launching his own barrage of attacks, testing Rald's defenses. He had the upper hand at the moment and now wasn't the time to let off.