The knight did not give a warning.
FWOOOSH!
Its old body suddenly moved, and the halberd swept low across the floor with a speed Gabriel did not expect from something that had looked half broken only moments earlier. The blade came straight for his legs with enough force to cut through both knees if it landed.
Gabriel jumped backward immediately, planted one foot against the side wall, and pushed himself away just before the weapon tore through the spot where he had been standing. The air split beneath the halberd, and the stone floor ripped open in a long, deep gouge.
BOOM!!!
Broken stone burst outward in large chunks, leaving a trench almost a foot deep across the floor. Landing several meters away, Gabriel lowered his eyes briefly to the damage before looking back at the knight.
"So you were still hiding that much," he muttered, genuinely impressed.
