Drawing her arm back, she hurled her sword in the face of the nearer draconian. Shocked and caught off guard, he managed to cast a shimmering shield between his head and the blade. At the same time, she sprang for the other one. His pike whipped toward her and she took the blade in the forearm, letting her scales deflect it. Inside his guard, she grabbed him by the shoulder and launched herself over his head, tearing his wrap away from his face. She landed on his back, one foot braced on the empty sheath at his hip, a hand on his shoulder, and the other around his neck, her claws pressed to
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