[i]Victoria only managed to keep her ground because of a swift maneuver, in something of a reaction towards Vance's counter. Bringing both hands to her longsword's grip, she still had the advantage of moving it. As the saber's blade began to move, Victoria both brought down her sword and Vance's blade, down to her left and Vance's right, whereas she kept her sword angled in a position where Vance would have to pull out the sword (don't you dare make a joke) from the crossguard's block. Indeed, the saber blade was quite literally between Victoria's blade and the crossguard, or in that general location.[/i] [i]Vance did succeed in hitting Victoria's leg, due the thrust that was previously aimed at her torso: now, the tip of his flaming blade was beside the left side of her leg, more specifically her thigh, missing the artery in the leg. Still, a trickle of blood began to seep through the cut, whilst a tensed yet pained expression crossed Victoria's face.[/i] [i]If it was a legitimate fight, and if Victoria considered the individual to be a threat, she would have promptly brought her sword back to her opponent's waist and cut them open, abdomen to collarbone, in with a death grip upon her sword. But this was training with Vance - that would be monstrous to do. Instead, Victoria took to bringing her foot up and slamming it into Vance's stomach, in an attempt to both disorient him and get him to back off.[/i]