Cara gestured with her baton, and the boy tried to evade the way that she did, but while he was born Immortal, he wasn't Immortal Rank, and couldn't walk on air.
So, he promptly fell on his backside.
"No, no. Not like that at all, keep your balance, sway your body clear of the skill, and use the leg for balance as you sideslip. Like this."
Cara demonstrated again, using an entirely different movement that would more conventionally dodge a blade, the way that a four legged badger would avoid a paw.
Amaldor covered his mouth to hide his laughter as the boy attempted it and got stunned with the baton, leaving him twitching on the ground.
"Close. Again. You'll get it in one or two more tries."
The boy failed again, and then to everyone's shock, he actually did it, dodging the baton with his body at an impossible angle, and his feet sliding through the sand.
It wasn't elegant, and he nearly fell over again, but he dodged the first strike.
