[Round 3 Winner] [Amaris] vs. Bahati

[Epine de Rose]

So here she was again, in a third round which she hadn't expected herself to be in. She was more distracted by this fact that the fact that her opponent had entered the arena and as a consequence, she ignored her initial greeting. Truth be told, the black lioness's mind was still focused on her previous opponent who had arguably been more than capable and should have beaten her - hopefully in the coming years he would remember that the Ela were made of sturdier stuff and didn't break quite so easily.

Nevertheless, now that she was in the arena and her opponent had joined her, the black lioness made the decision to make her first move. After all, there was no point in delaying proceedings and the longer she waited the more vulnerable she became...  

[Epine de Rose]

Her assault was quick and held little regard for the lioness in front of her; firmly distracted by her own thoughts, it was simply instinct that permitted her to land the initial blow. Her paw had been true in its aim and promptly slammed against the lioness's jaw with little regard for her well being. That being said, Ela had taken worse blows and been fine (if a little winded), so Bahati's was unlikely to maim or seriously injure.

Still, just as well she was less interested in her battle with the brown lioness or she might have actually been dangerous.  

[Epine de Rose]

There was no immediate reaction from the black lioness as she was hit; Amaris had no resistance to her blow... but at the same time the lioness didn't exactly stumble either. Instead, she simply tossed out her paw in reply, if Amaris was aiming for an exhilarating fight, it simply wasn't there. Bahati's blows were non-committal and without the passion she'd had previously... but this was simply what happened when someone became distracted.

...Their heart just wasn't in it and it made for a rather poor display.  

[Epine de Rose]

Amaris had no reason to be nervous, the lioness literally wasn't in the moment. As yet another hit connected with the black lioness's shoulder she simply shrugged it off. Duels in the Ela weren't meant to maim, they weren't meant to injure, and they weren't meant to leave any lasting upset...so at least the petite lioness wouldn't be smarting after she left the arena. Granted she might get a scolding for doing her opponent a disservice, but she'd cross that bridge when she came to it.

Alas, what came next wasn't even a hit so much as another half-flail of her paw as the black lioness's brain finally acknowledged that if she simply let herself get hit, she could be done with this and actually deal with something she deemed more important.

Thus, Amaris probably wouldn't even struggle to dodge the attack; quite frankly she probably wouldn't even have to move as the older lioness wasn't even aiming properly.  

[Epine de Rose]

"Don't be absurd," Bahati replied, a drawl in her tone as she swept passed the lioness and out of the arena. Amaris could pretend that this battle had been exciting, dramatic and exhilarating; but from an observers point of view it would have been utterly disappointing. For all intents and purposes it might very well have been a case of the lioness throwing her match, her only saving grace was her distracted expression and the meandering manner in which she was now walking out of the arena.

Her mind wasn't on the ceremony at the moment and that much was evident.  

[Epine de Rose]

"Doubtful," Bahati added as she caught the tail end of the lioness's remarks. They were in two entirely different prides and the black lioness had never made an effort to cross paths with the others; Amaris would be no exception to that rule.

That aside, whether Amaris heard or not was open to debate as the lioness had already wandered a considerable distance away and might very well have been out of earshot. Small blessing really, that might cause affront and it would likely remain advantageous that they weren't, and never would be, part of the same clan.

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