Standing before Thane, Ollie's cheeky smile had left his face as he flexed the fingers that still stung from striking the vampire knight's chest. If he didn't know better, he'd have thought that Thane was wearing armor under his tunic, but the truth was that the vampire before him had strengthened his body until even a sword swung by a common soldier had little chance of harming his alabaster flesh, much less a punch from a kitchen boy.
"Now it's time for a reminder," Thane said, wasting no time and striking out with the back of his hand, landing a blow on Ollie's chest that was so heavy that a meaty -THUMP- echoed across the still water of the pond and Ollie stumbled back for several steps before falling to his backside.
