Even drunk Clarus had decent reflexes, just... not quite fast enough. He jerked back from the blow, but it still hit squarely across his jaw. The man took a moment to rub his jaw, glaring at Cor before lunging at him. His first action was to attempt to step on Cor's foot with the heel of a heavy boot for both distraction and to pin him. If that worked, he'd try a sucker punch. If not, then he was swinging at the air.