Arkady raced up to the war commander and threw a block of stones into a blind spot in front of him. For some reason, Arkady's face was suddenly obscured by a mask, which caused Tristian to get agitated for no obvious cause. Denying the reality that swords are weak when used in a striking horizontal manner, Tristan spotted the stones heading his way and knew they would strike him in the face and swung his swords horizontally to avoid being struck. Tristian considers this to be child's play. Arkady came to a grinding stop in his steps and raised his face to look at Trisitan's puzzled and perplexed countenance for...