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Havasu watched as the kid rushed right at him, rather than dodging or even moving the squire stayed still braced for anything the nega could dish up… well as best as he could. Even expecting it, when the punch landed it knocked some of the wind out of his sail and he let out a grunt of pain even as he went and grabbed for the lieutenant's wrist. He was planning to recycle a move that was used on him a little bit ago by a teammate.

With a bit of luck and a touch of skill he was hoping to use the nega’s own momentum against himself by yanking on his wrist and spinning at the same time, releasing his wrist at just the right moment. If the move was executed properly the kid would go flying face first into the dirt, much like Havasu had done. It was always possible the kid wouldn’t react the way Hav had, then again it was possible he would. The squire had gotten up and tried to tackle his fellow knight, intent on punching his face in, but unlike the lieutenant Hav had a lot of mad stored up and it kind of bubbled over that night, much to his current chagrin.

With his own reaction to the move bright in his mind the squire skipped back a few steps, absently rubbing his ribs where the punch had landed, eyeing the lieutenant to see what he would do. It was something he had to have beaten into his thick skull; wait and asses, then attack. Besides he didn’t really want to hurt the kid, the poor fellow had just been dragged into the wrong side of this stupid war.

Havasu was hoping the kid would stay down but when he got up Hav turned with him. He wasn’t scared of the nega, which wasn’t a good thing since the kid was still dangerous, but he had his training beaten into him… in a fight you keep your eye on your opponent. He was ready for anything the nega was going to do, at least he thought so at least as long as it took for him to see the lieutenant coming at him swinging his cane.

The squire hesitated for a split second, his mind running through possibly counter attacks, before ducking the swing but unfortunately the split second was a half second too long and the cane clipped the top of his head, his hat went flying and his ears started to ring as Havasu staggered a bit, taking a knee as his vision swam. He gave his head a slight shake, trying to dislodge the ringing in his ears but failing, rather than worry about it too much the knight sprang right into a counter attack. He propelled himself off the ground and went to tackle the negaverser. He was hoping to pin the kid to the ground, holding him there till the kid decided further fighting wasn’t worth it, but Havasu had a feeling his idea wouldn’t go as planned… nothing else in his life had so why would this.

[5=hit]
Odds-hit, Evens-miss

Havasu stared down at the negaverser he had actually been able to pin, surprise flickering across his face before being replaced by a cool, nearly pitying look. “Chill out dude,” he said gruffly, doing his best to keep the kid from hurting himself or Hav before the lieutenant stopped fighting. “I’m not going to hurt you. Not intentionally at least,” the knight ad ended with a slight, apologetic shrug. “Look you made your point. You aren't a coward. You won't run from your ‘responsibilities’, misguided as they are.”

The sandy haired young man started to shake his head sadly but stopped abruptly when the ground seemed to tilt slightly. His head was seriously throbbing. All Hav wanted to do now was take a few painkillers and get some sleep. “You need to find out what you're fighting for kid because there are those who just see a negaverse agent and not some lost kid who doesn't understand what he is doing.” Hav frowned slightly, how long ago was it that he would have thought the same thing? When exactly did his thinking change? With a sigh Hav shifted slightly, preparing to get up… And the hell out of there. “You don't have to stay with them but I can't force you. Just know you have another option.”

In one swift move the squire sat up, called in his rope, got up, and triggered the magic. A few moments later he was standing next to the drained civilian, his own energy really dragging with the use of his own magic. Using it always seemed to wipe him out, his throbbing head didn't help either. The knight absently touched his head where the kid hit him, tisking at the blood he found on his fingers. That staff must have nicked him, now he would have to take care of that too. Sighing again Hav gave the lieutenant a few last words of wisdom, “Go home kid. Go home and really think about your options because if you're going to stay on that side of the war then you really need to learn to fight. Your side is deadlier than mine so you best learn to protect yourself.” With that he knelt down and shouldered the dead weight of the poor fellow that was the kid’s victim before heading out of the park. He was planning on taking the guy to the hospital but with the way his head was starting to hurt Hav amended his plan to just dumping the guy in a populated place before calling it quit for the night.