Oh. [There was an arrow sticking out of his wall. For the first time, Meliodas seemed to react like an actual human being. Looking from the arrow to its former owner, Meliodas seemed to completely forget the armed thugs set on him from three bad angles. The first of which had fallen back quite a bit--not having expected the shaft of that arrow to come so dangerously close to skewering his head. While he was distracted, the other two looked for Kate--following her the moment she spoke up.]
I'll have to fill that. [He glanced at the arrow sunk fairly deep into his wall. She's quiet on her feet and has good enough muscle control to fire a shot that hard and straight just as a warning. I didn't even notice her, either. Thoughts kept to himself, Meliodas let his blank expression return before he set his fingers around the arrow to begin pulling it out. One of the two flunkies still upright grabbed Meliodas by the back of his neck and pressed the knife against his throat.
Meliodas seemed to startle at that, though it was still a fairly sedated reaction. The first arrow was an indicator of an expert shot but the fact that she was already nocked and ready to keep it going indicated that she didn't possess even a fraction of the hesitation in his would-be muggers. That kind of calm and haste was a little scary.]
Woah, woah. I think they mean business--you could really get hurt.
[The mugger, grinning in newfound and misplaced confidence, looked to Kate. Somewhere, deep in his mind, this story was familiar but adrenaline had kicked in and the mugger was thinking more in the moment.] Hear that? He's saying you should back off or we'll--
[He was cut off as Meliodas looked straight towards Kate, completely confident in what would happen in the next few moments.] Nah. I was talking about you.
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I'll have to fill that. [He glanced at the arrow sunk fairly deep into his wall. She's quiet on her feet and has good enough muscle control to fire a shot that hard and straight just as a warning. I didn't even notice her, either. Thoughts kept to himself, Meliodas let his blank expression return before he set his fingers around the arrow to begin pulling it out. One of the two flunkies still upright grabbed Meliodas by the back of his neck and pressed the knife against his throat.
Meliodas seemed to startle at that, though it was still a fairly sedated reaction. The first arrow was an indicator of an expert shot but the fact that she was already nocked and ready to keep it going indicated that she didn't possess even a fraction of the hesitation in his would-be muggers. That kind of calm and haste was a little scary.]
Woah, woah. I think they mean business--you could really get hurt.
[The mugger, grinning in newfound and misplaced confidence, looked to Kate. Somewhere, deep in his mind, this story was familiar but adrenaline had kicked in and the mugger was thinking more in the moment.] Hear that? He's saying you should back off or we'll--
[He was cut off as Meliodas looked straight towards Kate, completely confident in what would happen in the next few moments.] Nah. I was talking about you.