>Hmmm..
>Sacrificing a weapon is one thing. But not at the risk of our friend. And a warning shot won't make enough difference at this point, however safer it might be.
>We'll employ a different strategy.
>You consider a course of action, but then discard it and choose another.
>Make our way backwards as quickly as possible while keeping our eye on the tengu in front of us.
>You start to backstep as quickly as you reasonably can at the moment. Your opponent's eyes narrow a little, but she follows you in without getting inside your range.
>You hear continued sounds of struggle behind you. Chisato grunts and then the tengu, followed by the swoop of wings through the air.
>"Hey!" Chisato shouts. Miyuki gasps sharply and you hear something metallic clatter against the ground.
>Have we ever tried to throw anything like this piece of wood with our tail before? And if we have, how well did it go?
>Provided our tengu doesn't lunge at us again, if those footsteps sound like they're getting very close, give them a glance, to see whose side their on.
>You've idly tossed the occasional thing, but never something quite like this. You don't know how accurate you'll be able to be with it, but the flipside is that you probably don't need much accuracy to hit something with a piece of wood this long. You doubt it would do more than stun someone very briefly, though.
>The footsteps are definitely getting closer, but still beyond sight. They sound like they're passing by the hall beside the galley, so you probably have a few more seconds before they come around the corner.
