Solo Half vision equals twice skill ?

[Ximal]

30th spring morning 513AV [ooc=ooc]Prior to the start of the thread Xi visited the eastern quarter and bought a leather eye-patch for 2cm. This will be deducted from his ledger momentarily. A cold and slow wind bristled and whistled through the trees as Xi stepped out into the clearing a day or two earlier he'd been attacked by wolves and half had his life saved by a female monk, he still couldn't quite figure out as to why she'd done it, but there was something playing on his mind. He'd fought a pack of wolves with only one eye available to see through. Subconsciously his hand rose to his right brow, and ran his thumb across it. But now he was going to try and repeat the same effects. He looped the band around his head and settled the patch down over his right eye. If this is how zand operates every day, I've really gotta give her more respect than i already do. Right now...I';m lacking half of my vision, so I'm going to have to make sure to cover my entire right side I've got to use more than just my eye sight. I've- before Xi could finish his thoughts he'd spotted a knife flying through the air. A half step back and the blade narrowly missed his shoulder thrumming into the tree behind him. Xi turned his head back just soon enough to spot a shrouded figure almost upon him blade high in the air. Subconsciously Xi brought his right hand up into the air and used the bracer on his arm to block the figures. But due to the removal of his depth perception he brought his arm up too shy and the full brunt of the blade slammed into the flat steel of his bracer. Xi's might jumped to the new item he kept on him. the dagger he now had slipped into his belt. His left hand leapt down to grab it as he then brought his arm up and around in a wide hook like fashion. Again with his depth perception shot it was taking him time to adjust, and his swing went too shallow the blade was easily leant around and his attack sailed past. Then came the return assault from the shadowy figure. a punch from it's left hand at his face, before he could fully dodge, the fist disappeared into the black spot. Petch this is hard. Xi swung his head back and brought his body back around letting the figures arm sail past before using his right one to grab a hold of the figure's wrist and then in a single motion he brought his left arm up and placed the blade against the figures throat. "Who are you and what are you doing here!" Xi's one free eye narrowed into a fine cold glare and then he caught the fuigures eyes. and felt the point of a dagger against his back. "i'm upset, i thought you'd remember me for longer than just a couple of hours. That and would it be alright if we call this a draw? You've my throat, and if i push i've your heart. Though...I will admit you left me a little confused on the twenty-seventh. " So that's who this was. Xi let go of her arm and removed the blade from her neck. Xi took a deep breath and responded slowly. "Telena, if i'm not mistaken. Are you stalking me now? Or perhaps your just trying to kill me for some reason ?" Xi sighed and let go of her left arm before bringing it across to push her right arm across and away with a single swift palm thrust into her bicep, causing her arm to simultaneously move away and drop her knife. A small glance of surprise shot into her eyes. "Ximal. Or should i say, Xi the Ox? I've heard you speaking with a few people around the city, the short blonde woman "Ana"? And the older blonde woman, "Amalias"? Xi's eye hardened or rather both would have if she could see his right one. "So...What did i do to pull the interest of the monks ?" Xi rolled the dagger in his hand around the handle before flipping it and sliding it back into his belt. "It's not every day a foreigner tries to leap into the aperture...It's earned you being called insane by many, but by a few...some have a modicum of respect for you. Myself among them. So tell me...Ximal, are you insane ? Or brave? Xi couldn't help but smirk as he reached his right hand up to stroke the stubble of his beard. "It doesn't matter what i say, you've already made your own assumptions of me, but according to both of my travelling companions...Insane." Xi smirked and watched telena remove the wrap from her face agian and give him s small side-way's smirk before trying to attack him with her knife again. This time thought Xi was ready and he'd begun to adjust to the eye patch. Xi smiled lightly and stepped back bringing his left hand up to grab a hold of her arm with the dagger clutched in her hand. Pulling her around he brought his right and down and grabbed a hold of the blade she'd given him before pressing it to her neck again holding her left arm fully extended. "How many of those knives do you have? And where are you hiding them ?" tele smirked and spoke back in a rather sly tone before Xi felt another knife point pressing into his left side below his armpit."Maybe one day i'll show you, that is...if your worth the effort."