Elam brought his blade down and expected the boy to use a mental attack to knock it away in time-he held the weapon loosely to make it even easier when the lad's mental defense came. But as he looked into the Kale's face, he noticed him glancing away at something behind them and a look of horror coming over his face. At that moment, Elam sensed an attack and turned instinctively to face it.
The Barudii blade twirled through the air ever so elegantly with its blade shining like a shooting star racing through the sky. Elam tried to defend himself, but there was not time.
The blade struck Elam's weapon as he turned around. It flew out of his hand and he fell to the ground disarmed. Tiet's weapon ricocheted up and away and hit one of the Agonotti that had been observing the fight, severing one of his arms.