[ The reaction is entirely automatic. Compromised. Danger. Saber's sword sings against the sheath at her side as she immediately shifts her stance, drawing the blade in one smooth motion, pivoting, full extension from shoulder to elbow to wrist --
-- and halts with the tip levelled somewhere around Giorno's chest, should he have continued to approach rather than stop at a safe distance. That's generally the neatest solution to unexpected attack. You know the saying... "the fastest way to a man's heart is through the fourth and fifth rib", right? Anyway. There's plenty of room between them for her to process just who he is, that he clearly isn't a threat, and her raised arm drops back to her side with a rigidity that speaks volumes about how she's refusing to let herself show weakness. ]
It looks worse than it is. [ She tilts her head slightly downwards while sheathing Excalibur. ] My apologies. You startled me.
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Saber's sword sings against the sheath at her side as she immediately shifts her stance, drawing the blade in one smooth motion, pivoting, full extension from shoulder to elbow to wrist --
-- and halts with the tip levelled somewhere around Giorno's chest, should he have continued to approach rather than stop at a safe distance. That's generally the neatest solution to unexpected attack. You know the saying... "the fastest way to a man's heart is through the fourth and fifth rib", right?
Anyway. There's plenty of room between them for her to process just who he is, that he clearly isn't a threat, and her raised arm drops back to her side with a rigidity that speaks volumes about how she's refusing to let herself show weakness. ]
It looks worse than it is. [ She tilts her head slightly downwards while sheathing Excalibur. ] My apologies. You startled me.