"Oh, I'm gonna enjoy this," he says, still following the same pattern (one step forward, two steps back). How close are they, now?

Another swing.

"I'll think of you when I'm pulling the captain's teeth out with pliers," he says, referencing their earlier conversation, "Now get the fuck down."

He raises the sword with both hands over his head and strikes. If she's understood him here, she'll feign a hit and get down. He'll have a better chance if he looks like he's winning.