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Tazenhani 
It was when he was crouched, waiting in as dead silence as he could, that he realized how lucky he had been to make it out alive. Or how unbelievably stupid he had been to pull a stunt like that. Not to mention manipulative.....when had he decided to use Emily's 'concern' against her? That wasn't in his nature.
....Or was he simply attempting a distraction?....
....He could see now where shades of grey existed. Especially when she called out his name in what sounded like concern. That right there nearly got him to stand up and wave his arms, shouting that he was indeed alive and, for the most part, unscathed. However, she wasn't making any haste to check on him which told him this was still a duel. And he didn't wreck half the room and risk his life simply to pop out of his hiding hole like a gopher.
So, he crouched lower and strained his ears as much as his leg muscles. Each crunch of her footsteps gave him the vague idea of where she was, or at least how close she was to him. It took a lot of effort and a very slow pace to start moving again; watching where each of his steps went, being utterly careful to disturb nothing. And by that process he slowly began to pick his way around, in the hopes of flanking her.
Either it would work, or it wouldn't. It was simply a matter of how close he was when she noticed where he was. If she noticed....
Emily paused... shield still raised.
She listened out for any sound... any inclination that Sabel was still... alive.
It was quiet, but her gut told her everything was fine. She scanned the rubble in front of her, the dust was setting, it was easier to see.
She took a couple of steps back, being careful not to make too much noise. She had never liked hide and seek games.. she wasn't very good at them, she was always the one looking- but never finding. It annoyed her to no end.
But out of the corner of her eye... she saw something. Or thought she saw something.
Aiming at the large fragment of rock- where Sabel was possibly hiding, she flicked her wand, sending a non-verbal blasting curse.
One way to find out right?
Emily continued to step backward, wand at the ready, producing her shiel within seconds. She didn't like the quiet... it wasn't natural.