That had gone about as expected. Link felt the impact of the man's sword against his back and was sent sprawling - the shield protected him from injury, but not from embarrassment. Ah well. Time for plan B.

Reaching down to his boot, he plucked out the knife hidden there - the Kokiri sword. It looked more like a dagger in his hand now, but that was alright. It was a weapon, at least. Better than nothing.

(OOC: Fair warning, I will be fudging most of this fight. I don't expect Link to win, but he's going to make Saix know he was in a fight. That okay with you?)