[The dog is gone, and that's good enough for him; it's possible that the dog may come back, but he should be done, or close to it by then, but it still means he has to hurry. The boy is too skilled and he's already lost the element of surprise for it to be a clean job like he usually does.
He moves again, but the spade nicks the side of his head, damaging the material of his mask. But he's a Talon-- made of tougher stuff than human. So he ignores it, shakes it off with barely a twitch of his head.
He turns his body sideways and strikes out with his free hand to grab the length of the spade, tightening his grip in an effort to wrench it away and out of the enemy's hands. The hand still holding the knife is poised, positioned out and across his torso with the blade towards Damian, should he try to make a forward move.]
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He moves again, but the spade nicks the side of his head, damaging the material of his mask. But he's a Talon-- made of tougher stuff than human. So he ignores it, shakes it off with barely a twitch of his head.
He turns his body sideways and strikes out with his free hand to grab the length of the spade, tightening his grip in an effort to wrench it away and out of the enemy's hands. The hand still holding the knife is poised, positioned out and across his torso with the blade towards Damian, should he try to make a forward move.]