As he comes closer to Siesta, Perseus can observe her more accurate. From her appearance, we can claim that she's been training for very long time judging through her gaze toward the incoming Fortunian men. Furthermore, she is experienced in fighting as well as battle-tested; her scars are the living proof to support this arguement.
" My name is Perseus, I'm the one in charge of this place. What do you want from us, lady? " Perseus humbly speaks to Siesta. Although it is not clear, we can notice his eyes show a bit of respect to her. Siesta's a bit surprised after hearing Perseus's words; she doesn't expect a northerner who would be described as a barbarian in her homeland would have this kind of manner. His polite actions make her shy for shouting earlier.
" Like I said before, surrender the settlement and I'll let you live. And I'm not a lady, I'm Siesta Cornelia, commander of the Phoenix Legion and loyal servant to Prince Legolas" Siesta replies the chieftain in front of her. There have been many men looking at her with mocking eyes due to her pursuing a military career instead of being an artist or doing other boring jobs like other Albion women. However, Siesta does not feel the same underestimation or discrimination from the man in front of her.
The man is about 1.7 meter tall, black hair and slender body. An amateur would not recognize him as a warrior; however, Siesta reckons the weight of the gear he is wearing must be more than 300 kilograms, which is too heavy for a normal person to bear. This man is no ordinary and must be careful when approaching.
" If fighting is what you desire, commander Siesta, then we must fight. However, I prefer you just go away from our land, so our people won't suffer. " Perseus speaks.
His sentence makes Siesta's opinion about him increase. " He seems to be a leader who thinks about his people, not like most of the southern lords" Siesta talks to herself. Legolas's father, King Edward II was a kind and wise lord who always put his people to the top priority; that's why she decided to protect the young prince even if she may die. If Siesta and Perseus meet each other at another time, they will become good friends for sure. But now on Siesta's shoulders bear the weight of more than 300 lives, she can't let her thoughts interfere with her logic.
She threatens Perseus: " Don't you see how many we are? We will crush you just like a rock crush an egg. "
Perseus calmly responds: " We both know that before your men get close to the walls, our archers would have demolished your army's morale. And even if you outnumber us 10 to one, I doubt your men can fight after traveling in this kind of weather. "
While he speaks, several men among the Phoenix Legion ranks faint. The state of the Albion army has been revealed. Now, there is no way the Fortunians just surrender due to fear. Siesta grins her teeth, she has also noticed about 100 goblins from the other settlement have rallied out and are ready to fight. The people she is facing seem to be friendly with the goblins and if they're attacked by the rear in the process of besieging. As a leader, there is something she could do for her men. She draws two spears and points one of them to Perseus:
"- CHIEFTAIN PERSEUS OF THE FORTUNIANS, I CHALLENGE YOU TO A DUEL. WINNERS TAKE ALL! "
With a smile on his face, Perseus accepts the duel. Both of them move to a wide and flat field. Dismounted from their horses, they charge against each other. Perseus is not a man who was born to be a warrior; In his last life, he hasn't fought anyone. Nonetheless, with the skill Heracles's Strength, Perseus's brute force is devastating. We can hear the wind being pushed away under the movement of her hammer. His feet make the ground tremble and rocks are crushed by his hammer.
But Siesta is not an easy opponent for him. She may not be as strong as him, but she is much faster and has way more experience in fighting. Siesta's movement is like the water, she dodges Persues's strikes or reflects them with her two spears and then counterattacks. Some scratches appear on Perseus's body, resulting from Siesta's hit and run tactics. Men watching the fight would not see this battle as a fight but a masterpiece of art while both Perseus and Siesta are artists.
After a while of fighting, they both stop to recover their stamina. Not everyone would notice that the corners of their mouths appear a smile. They are both enjoying themselves in the situation of life and death.