.... Bakura hadn't expected an answer that quickly. A sacrifice play so soon in...!

He almost didn't want to take the piece. But with it open an undefended like that...

"More a defensive wall than a cage, I'd think," he countered, voice a little unsure, hand hesitating a long moment before he finally made the obvious move. "Sending out the foot soldiers first before the more powerful units can take advantage of the paths opened up."