Athinar reacted to the bolt quickly, which, while it was faster than a normal bolt, Athinar was faster than a normal human, so dodging it would be like dodging a normal crossbow bolt at a base human level. Pushing himself to the side, he smiled as he felt the bolt scrape his ribs, drawing a thick line of blood in his side, and cracking one rib.
Licking his lips, he dashed forward, and moving in a serpentine manner, as to dodge any attacks made by Red, Athinar reached the caltrops. Rather than deal with them, he performed two quick slashes on the wooden deck in front of him, blade cutting through like butter, forming an 'X' in the wood. Then, winking at Red, he stomped on the weakened area of the ship's deck, causing a jagged hole three feet in diameter to fall through, right in front of where the caltrops were located, and fell through to the lower deck, landing on his feet as splinters and wood rained around him. Ducking into the shadows of the rotten ship, Athinar lie in wait, shrouded in shadows, watching the hole and listening for Rodetta's heavily armored footsteps.