The Grey Knight Primarch gained a new insight; beyond the duel, between heaven and earth all was crystal clear, as if only he and Landuin remained, while their fierce battle still raged on, the clang of steel ringing without end.
Yet Laine could already feel that his body had changed over the long combat; amid Landuin's torrential, sweeping onslaught, Laine's heart at last grew utterly calm.
His mind, his body, his consciousness began to fuse under the immense pressure; as he warded off Landuin's offensive, he was also observing the other's movements.
Recover the sword, swing the sword, side-strike, horizontal cut, vertical cleave, rotation.
Landuin's attacks were beginning, in Laine's eyes, to reveal a discernible pattern.
Two slashes, a sweep, a side-strike, then a charged double blow, and finally a thrust!
