"Wow, you're tough." It's half complaint and half admiration, and as a result, Nora's too busy talking to completely evade the sword. Loken's strike catches her upper arm, strong enough cleave the bone. Once again, her Aura absorbs the blow, but she yelps at pain she wasn't braced for and teeters off-balance, taking a half step back to keep her footing.
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