[Any time they've faced each other on the battlefield before, whether it was during the mock battles of their school days or across his own besieged city, Claude almost seemed unable to help himself when it came to exchanging verbal taunts as rapid-fire as his arrows. Now he's eerily silent, and brutally strategic with his targets. He aims for other ranged fighters and healers first, keeping as much distance as he can.
He notices Edelgard's approach-- it's impossible not to-- but the shield does its job well. He can't fight the orders he's been given, he has to keep trying to kill her, even as his twin crests are the only thing keeping him standing upright and shooting straight. He has to get around that giant shield somehow...
If attempting to do just that puts him in a position to be cornered should Edelgard make the right move at the right time... it's the most he can manage, as a prisoner of his own body.]
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He notices Edelgard's approach-- it's impossible not to-- but the shield does its job well. He can't fight the orders he's been given, he has to keep trying to kill her, even as his twin crests are the only thing keeping him standing upright and shooting straight. He has to get around that giant shield somehow...
If attempting to do just that puts him in a position to be cornered should Edelgard make the right move at the right time... it's the most he can manage, as a prisoner of his own body.]