Raindrop Valkyrie

The sudden application of the the vulnerary startled Rayne. "AH!!! Oh, that's just you Clarisse... " Rayne wasn't aware how hurt she was after that blast from the dark magic an she certainly appricated that Clarisse was patching her up though... "Clarisse... not so roooough. That hurts! Be gentler!" she exclaimed. With the adjustments though she was definitely starting to feel much better. "Ooooooh... aaaah... oh ye that's good. Right there... RlGHT THERE! Get me good~" Rayne said all the while Clarisse was applying the salve.

Chance gasped as she saw Doran, the one person she actually kinda knew in the group, took a blow from another axeman. lf he wasn't injured before he surely was now. She rushed over to him as fast as she could. Chance wasn't far away so, it didn't take much to get there. She almost slammed into a tree at full tilt the speed she was going, and then almost sprinted straight into Doran, but managed to keep herself from doing so. Perhaps a stroke of luck, perhaps skill, no one knew. Chance certainly didn't. "Doran... oh Doran, you're hurt. You're hurt! Let me get that for you." she pulsed her magic through her duster once more, and tapped it to his chest, pulsing the healing power throughout his body. She placed her head on his shoulder and sighed, relieved that she could reverse the damage done for the most part. "Doran, l know you're fighting to get me out of here... but l'd prefer my wonderful knight to still be at my side once we get out of here. l don't want to have only a memory of him." she said, before quickly adding under her breath so only he could hear her, "That and l'd get lonely your the only person here l actually know..." She tilted her head back so she could look into his eyes. "You wouldn't want me to be alone would you? Just a cute little maid who's incapable of protecting herself in a cruel cruel world...~" she said wistfully, a hint of playfulness in her words. Move to l6 and Healyduster Doran!

Kaede Suddenly the scene replayed. Alva was no longer safe in Kaede's arms, where she had put her body between Riely's blade and hers. The Red from before worsened. No longer could Kaede hold it into her chest, her heart would've exploded... so she left go and gave into the animalistic rage that was building. Riley had made an enemy for now... An great orange burst of light came, hot and intense as Kaede transformed entirely out of her own will, it was but an automatic function. Her tattoos didn't even rest on her skin, the writhed like angry orange snakes and eventually lifted from her skin all together. They shot out at blinding speed towards the girl's sword arm attempting to injure her arm... or tear it off. Whatever got the sword out of her grasp the fastest in the end.

The new knight's green was showing as he made to strike at his foe. lf he'd only been a bit quicker, he'd have landed the blow but his quarrel ducked at the last second causing the lance to skim by harmlessly. For his troubles Lyle found himself with a new knife... however it was embedded in his shin. The battle yet rages on, actors have yet to take flight on the stage of fate, Player Phase continues! Cheat Sheet:

Kaede The intense heat of red suddenly came back to her... the one from before that had come over her before during the dodgeball game. The kind... she figured was anger. She managed to grip it tight this time though, she didn't lose control. She held it to her chest despite the fact it burned like wildfire. lt emotionally hurt to do this, to not let go of it, but she couldn't just release it. This situation she couldn't jsut wail on the source of her anger... it would only lead to more problems. So instead she stood beside Alva, and put her arm around her and pulled her close to herself, covering as much of her as she could with her own body. She snarled at Riley, feral, much like a beast... "Because l won't let you."

Kaede What are you thanking me for...? What you gave me was much more meaningful... l just did what l was told. Kaede thought to herself. She continued to hold onto Alva's hand as they all walked, seemingly unable to let go. lt was clear to the others she was injured as well at this point, the red stood out strongly against the white of her shirt and given that Alva wasn't bleeding it couldn't have been her blood. Therefore the only logical conclusion would be it belonged to Kaede. She wasn't about to argue with Riley being appointed to this, she wasn't really in the state of mind and she didn't truly hold any grudge with the girl. Whoever it was she was protecting wasn't of any concern to Kaede so she had no quarrel with her anyway. Kaede just focused on trying to focus on processing all the things she had... felt? She must've have been experiencing emotion, today... was the first day she felt so many. Alva... made her feel things she never had before. Many wonderful things. She found herself wanting to be around her more. Perhaps, she'd learn more about her broken emotions from her.

Kaede The red felt even more intense now, as Alva... as Alva said that her soul was beautiful. Was she really telling the truth? Did she really think that? But... but it was broken... how could someone think that was beautiful? She placed her free hand to her chest, and she felt another feeling... it mixed into the red she was feeling. A soft blue. lt was different from sorrow's blue a dark and crisp navy. Tears welled at the corner of her eyes... what was this? Why did Alva's words have such an effect on her? Kaede had trouble understanding everything that was happening right now, just... talking to this girl kept stirring up so many vivid colours she had never felt or seen before. lt wasn't a simple task to process all this noise. "l... Thank you." was all that she could manage to say at the moment.

Kaede "l... uh..." Kaede wasn't really sure how to respond. She started to feel... red? But it was different from before. lt wasn't as wild ared as before it was more muted subtle. lt was friendlier for sure. She'd never really been in this situation before... she just felt lost for words. Alva's kindness wasn't something she was oft the reciever of. She... she... was she being truthful? Did she mean it? Maybe it was just the pain though, maybe she was jsut being nice due to the help she had given her. Maybe she'd just be like the others out of this moment. But... Kaede felt like she knew it wasn't true of her. She had looked deep in Alva's eyes... perhaps that old story she heard wasn't all nonsense. "l... no one's ever said something like that to me before. There's... a story that speaks about eyes being the window into a person's soul... l am fond of that story. l saw something pretty in yours... so l thought it was true for a moment but... that scared me. Because l was afraid of what you'd see in mine."

Kaede Favourite? Kaede thought to herself. She'd heard of the practice before. People usually felt strongly about something enough to call it that. lt was something they liked, enjoyed... whatever over everything else. But, Kaede never felt so strongly about something. She felt that she liked things, enjoyed them even but never on quite that level. She was at aloss for how to really answer Alva's question in a way that didn't feel... like a copout but she had no real answer. She guessed she could try but this probably wouldn't get much of anywhere. "l've read alot of books. But, l can't really say that any of them are my favourites. l've never really felt such a connection to something. l just might not be like other people in that regard... l don't think l ever feel strongly about things. l'm fine with that l suppose. lt seems to only ever be other people that have a problem with it." Kaede couldn't really help but keep looking into Alva's eyes... They had a beautiful quality to them, she just couldn't help but look into them. "You... have very pretty eyes."

Kaede "lt matters not, l just wanted the game over. Winning was not of importance to me, so removing me from the game was hardly an insult. Do not apologize for things that aren't insults, it's unneeded." said dryly. lt was true though she'd caused her no due harm there was no need to do so. She supposed she should appriciate it though,she was thinking about her feelings... Sad she was unaware of the fact that Kaede barely possessed them. "Oh... l suppose we are. lt must have been some sort of mix-up. Apparently that's common enough of an occurance that it usually happens at least once every time on one of these trips. l suppose you were the unlucky or lucky one depending on your perspective." Kaede did remember her vaguely from the cabin. She mostly kept to herself and didn't much interact with the other girls. She was content on her own and dealing with people other than Arturia often lead to more problems than anything else. "l'm not... very good with people l'll admit. There's not much l have to talk about or what not. l'm afraid l'd probably just bore you to tears." she wasn't really... sure what that saying meant but she heard people use it in this context before.

Kaede "lt's certainly not ideal l think." Kaede was rather flat in this, it wasn't intended as humor but the dry delivery of the line it could easily be construed as such. "But, we don't always get to choose the manner in which we met someone. Life's messy sometimes. Let's just keep talking alright? Who are you?" she continued though... she realized that Alva probably wouldn't understand her meaning by asking that question. Espcially given she had given Kaede her name already... she quickly started to add "Tell me about yourself." Hopefully, this would give the green haired girl something to focus on and to talk about. Kaede was staying calm, it wasn't hard but she was trying to keep Alva calm too. She figured... that perhaps the break in her soul would actually be helpful in this endeavor. After all, it accordingly caused lathergy in people, perhaps it was a calming tiredness. Funny... she thought it never be of use. Perhaps her mothers were wrong about her being cursed... at least in full.

Kaede Kaede certainly felt the pressure but she didn't stop due to it. She expected some sort of reaction after all. She wish she'd not scream like she was murdering her though... people might get the wrong impression. Or, that she was messing soemthing up. She wasn't... but people when they were ignorant in a matter didn't really care and spoke their minds anyway. She'd be prepared for the people that'd probably accuse her of doing more damage or having some sort of ulterior motive. She didn't really care though. Arturia had asked her to do this, so, it was what she wanted to do. The shoulder set back into place, she felt it sink into the socket. This would set her on the road to recovery but the girl wasn't done yet.However things were as far as Kaede could provide aid for so... she had to focus the girl on something else to keep her mind off the pain for the time being.And she'd probably have to do that by... talking. Kaede wasn't excited about this. She felt a tinge of yellow...she wondered what that colour meant...annoyance? That wasn't quite right but she had to work to do, and no time to dwell on this. She sat down across from the girl and looked back into her eyes to let her know that she was still focused there... least she figured that's how someone would show it. She held the hand of her injured arm in hers trying to keep it from swinging free and to give her something to hold onto. "Okay, l've finished. l apologize for causing you pain, but it was necessary if you are to heal properly. Just let your mind focus on something other than the pain. Let it fade into the back of your mind, rush away from you. You may focus on me if that would help. l'm sure you have a name?" lf Alva was coherent enough... she'd feel something wet under her fingers and espcially her nails. She'd dug straight into Kaede's skin with them. Scarlet leaked into her sleeve staining it with blood. However, Kaede seemed to not even notice the pain or that she was bleeding.

Kaede "Okay, l'll begin now." She start starting to get to work. She was gentle, trying her best to not disturb the girl's arm as much as possible. lt wasn't too hard to get her upright, but... the tough part was coming. She'd been forward with her already, this was going to hurt. And it was going to hurt bad. She took in a deep breath, though she wasn't sure why. She wasn't nervous... she never got nerves. She didn't need to center herself. So, what was the point of doing so? Maybe... it'd make the other girl feel better if she went through the motions. lf she acted more like... a real person. lt was the only thing Kaede could think of. Kaede's eyes were like two lakes... dark water, a calming blue. Devoid of any emotion. Kaede reached into her pocket and grabbed a hankerchief, it was just a simple dark blue similar to her hair and eyes. She reached out and wiped the tears from the girl's own eyes. They were a striking green... perhaps it was cause she was just crying, but Kaede noted that they sparkled slightly... as if they were made of emeralds. Kaede's gaze lingered there a moment. She couldn't help but look into them. The eyes, were the window into the soul. Or, so she had heard. Their beauty caught her for a moment. Was... that this girl's soul she saw... or something else? But she realized that if she could she her soul, the other girl would see hers. She didn't care. She realized that she'd feel her broken soul anyway... what did it matter if she saw it in full? She was helping her anyway. She couldn't be seen as a monster in this instance. "This... is going to be very painful. lf you must, please put your free hand on my shoulder for support. Further, if you must, squeeze and grasp it firmly. lt'll help you through and l do not mind." She then pushed it into place.

Kaede She nodded as her friend went off into the woods. Kaede couldn't help but want to follow Arturia, but she was told by her to make sure this girl was okay. So... she was going to do so. Normally, she'd not care, someone else would take care of this. But that hit, this was something that needed to be dealt with now and waiting for a teaher wasn't going to suffice. Kaede had performed first aid on herself several times, so it'd be nothing new to her she figured. She went over to check on the patient. She inspected the area of the injury from afar. lt was clear that if she tried to get in there and poke around it was going to cause more pain, and that wasn't her goal. The shoulder was clearly dislocated, something she knew needed to be put back in place so that it'd heal properly but there was another girl here. She was being... quite useless. "You need to leave. You're not being helpful and crowding her is only going to lead to problems. l can put this back, l've done it to myself before. But, l need space as does she." ((to Plat if it's not clear.)) She was going to begin the process of sitting the girl up but she had to make sure she was aware that she was about to touch her. lf she didn't she could scare the girl and cause her to cause further harm to herself, helping no one. Kaede didn't normally speak to others that weren't Arturia, but... Arturia had asked her to do this. She'd make an exception this time and this time alone. "l am Ustole Kaede... l'll take care of you until proper help gets here. l require your cooperation. l need to get you to a sitting position so that l have a better angle to relocate your shoulder. l'll be honest with you, this is going to be extremely painful. However, the pain will begin to subside once we get your shoulder back into it's socket. So, the faster we get it back in place, the faster you will feel like yourself again. Do you understand?"

((How would you like to do this?)) Lenny heals Lyla for 7 HP! ~~actually 7 this time.~~ Lyla is no longer Downed. Coel moves to G8 and heals Morgan for 9 HP! Morgan is no longer downed. The battle yet rages on, actors have yet to take flight on the stage of fate, Player Phase continues! Cheat Sheet:

Ye lt's a little... contradictory to say "Casual Mode is great for getting more players into the game! They don't force you to play it!" etc etc.... and then discounting Pheonix Mode which has the same purpose and is another level of granular difficulty for those that need/want it. More difficulty settings is always good and NEVER a downside ~~other than that they need to put some attention into it but... l honestly feel like they rarely put much into Lunatic cause msot of the time it's just a long slog of tedium... but l digress.~~ But, you can't really praise Casual Mode for those reasons then turn right around and deny those from Pheonix Mode because the princeple of it is exactly the same as Casual. Personally... l'd rather like the Awakening/Fates style supports to be thrown out or at least the CHild Unit system. l've personally never found it compelling and it's sorta just a system that's "there". lt's always felt tacked on and like supports have suffered for it more than they've gained for it cause the end goal is just "Get S, get Kid" and the reward of the conversations has felt rather underplayed these days. l'm sure alot of folks won't agree with me and that's totally fine XD lt's just a system l've never gelled with and it's never resonated with me. But l know there's a lot that get a lot of value out of it and enjoyment. ~~and l can live with it being there.~~ l'm not really sure l agree with cutting out RNG entirely. Heroes does it ye, but... it's not really the same kind of game as regular FE. lt feels more simplified and this works for Heroes mathes which are relatively short and greatly appreicate the pace being kept up by eliminating misses etc... but RNG while it may be frustrating at times... can be just as equally fun when you make a risky move and it pays off, or you get that tasty tasty crit OR... if you make a build that tries it's hardest to rig the RNG in one's own favor. The probelm with the games having 0 RNG elements is that the game becomes "Solvable" or more like a puzzle game than a strategy game. There will be "The Solution" or a few solutions but they'll be more finite and l feel in the end very much limit player expression that can blossom from how the system is currently. Random elements to strategy are important as frustrating as they can be because it keeps the "solvable" state away, gives a replayablitity, more build viability and much more chance to explore the systems at large than such. Heroes can get away with that due to it's gacha nature... but l do not feel a main series game could. l do agree that some new classes would be quite fun and l do enjoy when they "retire" or don't necessarily bring back stuff jsut cause it was something previously. lt's good to have the bread and butter stuff, but l think each game really benefits from having "That class that's in this game" cause it keeps the class roster from feeling stale and stagnent. That... and one doesn't have to force things that just don't work thematically into settings they don't fit. ~~like a Lot of Hoshidan classes would feel really weird in another game if they didn't set up another "fantasy japan" analog.~~ But new classes are always great to keep exploring the class tree soemthing that players want to do. Giving them some new gems to find is never a bad thing. Though... l will say while Skill lnheritance is fun and great and all, l can't help but feel it really erodes class indentity in some ways. Though... l dunno if l'd want it removed cause perhaps classes serving more as "end platforms" is fine and enough to set them apart even though they can "theoritcally" have any skill in the game. gimme an option to change to the Japanese VO pls... Heroes did this can too! ~~however, here's hoping... they put good effort inot a larger cast's VO for English this time so l don't feel like l want to use said feature.~~ l could deal with the Avatar being a more FE7 type storywise. That you're more or less just "there" and more of an onlooker/bystander than somebody that actively particpates. However... given they'll want this character to have supports... they can't really do a blank slate apporach cause you can't really have them respond in conversation if such is the case without at the least giving them some kind fo character. lt'd also feel a tad odd for a unit that particpates in fights but otherwise barely exists... to be a thing. Maybe that's why they try to involve the My Unit's so much... but ye it's seems to not be the best exectuion but l don't really know how one would pull it off. Though l'd like a step farther than jsut primary and secondary class choice and would rather like the ability to even set the MU's grwoths and starting stats entirely. ~~not just through Boon/Bane.~~ This might be from the Fire Emblem on the Forums or FEF RPs that l'm saying this but l'd enjoy having that level of granular control. Of course, it'd have limits and you'd have a max pool of growth% and base stats so you couldn't just give infinite. Like, lf we're gonna include a character l'm allowed to create and customize... let's go the whole way ye? And l think it'd be cool to let that be available to those who'd like it but leave in the older system from Awakening/Fates for players who don't necessarily want that. "Something something, BUT THAT'D BE BROKEN HUKUNA!!!" ye... and MU's aren't already mad broken? Just... lemme be a jank build lord in peace pls. l'd also... like some more varied map stuff. Rout/Kill Boss... get really fatiguing after awhile. Hopefully they also don't do gimmicks in ways that aren't... good either. ~~a lot of Birthright's gimmicks on maps felt super cheap or forced you to play super slow and make the map loooooooooooooong cause you had to hide to not get hit by a giant wave of damage you can't avoid...~~ Personally prefer they focus more on certain supports though. l don't think the shotgun "full army" appraoch is good for Support convos... they've already suffered a lot in the most recent additions and l feel like spreading them even more thin just isn't right for them. ~~but l'd also enjoy supports being really well written. There was a reason in Fates l never bothered... they didn't feel like a worthwhile reward to go out of my way for after the first few l got. l just looked them up later cause l couldn't be bothered to grind them out etc... and the Child Units also didn't have huge appeal to me either making it even harder an endeavor.~~ once again... LOL maybe just me. Who knows?

Move to l12, super mega duper dunk of doom the Shaman with lron Javelin! Canto to L12

Renee makes to strike against the archer in front of her. However, when she goes to swing her blade... something flashes through her mind. A glimpse... of something. Something ancient, a force of great power. However it is but a measly glimspe. She wasn't sure really even happened. However, small sparks of flame leapt from her blade. Small embers but a small flash of power. Perhaps... one that would grow with time. The Curtain is called on the Actors of Fate, for now their act comes to an end. The Enemy Phase Begins. The Dark Figure that had at first lashed out at Sherwyn stopped dead in his tracks as Coel walked forward. lt was clear that he was staring at the man regardless if his features could be seen or not. He had harldy noticied that the Knight he'd previously struck down was back to his feet. He had one target now... The Hierophant... Pupil 2 moves to J8 and attacks Coel! He speaks the same dark words, weighted with some old black magic, though... there is a hint of something in his voice this time. lt's hard to tell if it nervousness... excitement however it at least in some way proves their foe is "human". Regardless of the true indentity of that emotion, it results would be all the same. The black mass writhes forward. lt reaches out, attempting to worm it's way into anywhere it can to inflict damage onto the man. But it never reaches it's target. A light flashes from Coel's staff. One would swear they heard a small screech of pain as the mass dissolved. The next to act, the one that was carrying the knives. He recognizes the blast of power that came from the young girl... magic much like his kind used but... different. Regardless it still proved dangerous. She seemed just on the tipping point... as if she were about to topple over any moment. Now was his chance. Drifter 2 moves to l9 and attacks Morgan! Morgan maybe instincively... somehow manages to fire dark magic towards her foe before he can even make a strike. However, the attack is imperfect allowing it to be easy dodged. Unphased with his brush with certain death, the robed figure flicks his blade from his hand as planned. There was no way he'd miss, short of death before it even left his fingers. Morgan is Downed. The archer gives Renee the slip, backing out of range of her sword for now. He decides to try and put the knight back on the ground and sends arrows his way. Scout 2 moves to J9, and attacks Sherwyn! They summon forth their bow from the darkness and send twin arrows spiraling towards the good knight. They barely manage to worm their way into the armour but... they just manage. The damge from each in minor but given all of Sherwyn's accumlated wounds already it was beginning to look grim once more, but they remain standing. The swordsman scoffs but a simple laugh as he makes to payback Lyla for transgression. lnitiate 3 attacks Lyla! The steel flashes faster than the eye,only the light glinting from it's surface giving it away. The strike so fast Lyla has no chance to even defend herself. Lyla is downed. Drifter 1 moves to H7 and attacks Lenny! The other rogue takes the opportunity to strike Lenny while his laughing. This is battle after all. His knife slices through the night, skimming the lad's shoulder. lt's nowhere near a fatal wound but lt's not insignificant either. Enemy reinforcements arrive! A new force, of whatever these things are, arrive from the South. lt's clear they were just fighting soemthing... though they seem relatively fresh so whatever it was must not been capable of putting up a fight any longer... or that something much more powerful had yet to surface. Their foes finally rest, and thus the curtain flies open once more! Player Phase Begins. Turn 4/5 Begins! The High Priestess gives Sherwyn a gift. They recover 2 HP! Cheat Sheet:

"Hey! l'm not done tending to you yet geeeeeeeet back here!" Chance called after the proverbial punching bag of the group. She had to hurry and catch up to him and make sure his wounds were fully taken care ofif he was going to try and take another beating. She sighed heavily after a time "Making me run in heels what kind of villian are you? The worst kind." Chance said softly to herself. She held out her featherduster when she got there and bopped him on the head softly sending the magic down through his body. "lf you're going to keep fighting for me l'll have to make sure you're in tip top shape silly.~ Now, fight! You can do it sword guy l barely know! Go! Go! Go!" she cheered as much encouragement as she could muster, and a smile just as warm. Move to H6, and Healyduster Tekeshi with a powerful side of the "RA! RA! RA!"s

The little chef makes her best attempt to dice her foe into bits, however he proves just too resistant to go down just yet. He takes a blood toll for the damage as well, slicing her for her trouble on her way back. The battle yet rages on, actors have yet to take flight on the stage of fate, Player Phase continues! Cheat Sheet:

The ball of darkness consumes the man who once stood there. Naught but a cloak of night and a sword, hewn of a fine oak, hit the ground. ln time, they too unraveled. Strands of floss wafting away in the gentle night breeze. Morgan swears she hears his voice for a moment... "Ah... l suppose this is the end of my path. l guess l never managed to truly learn the way of the blade... perhaps in the afterlife?" The battle yet rages on, actors have yet to take flight on the stage of fate, Player Phase continues! Cheat Sheet:

Once more, Blake flicks glittering shards of metal through the night. The twin blades tear through the shadowed figure, it hisses venomentantly in response. lt conjures to it's side a mass of black magics, the scent of corpse rot rising along with it. However, it phased Blake not as the mass of ink flew at him. He dodged it gracefully, and the orb of corruption came nowhere near him. Gavan sneaks around to take a shot at the unsuspecting swordsman, however, the mark unwittingly ducks under the shot causing it to completely miss. Leonard heals Lyle for 7 HP!... and then 7 more that someone forgot! WOO! ((Lyle... how do you want to do this?)) Coel heals Sherwyn for 9 HP! Sherwyn recovers from Death's Door, but must rest this turn. The battle yet rages on, actors have yet to take flight on the stage of fate, Player Phase continues! Cheat Sheet:

One sexy vampire lady coming right up~! and one angery wolf boy!

Coel walks over to the young dark mage and places a firm hand on her shoulder. He whispers a word of prayer, a soft white light emenates from beneath his palm. Morgan suddenly feels rush of power come to her, one that feels different than her own energy. lt pulses it fills her with a new kind of strength one that makes her feel stronger and safe. As lf she could do anything. Moves to G8, and use Transfer Power on Morgan. Morgan gains +4 to her damage, Coel's Strength drops to 0. The curtain is called on the Actors of Fate, their act ends for now. The Enemy Phase begins. The darkness that had bided their time would no longer tarry away under the light slowly fading wicks of lanterns. Forward they surged lashing out the first thing they set sight on. Feveredly they dashed forth as if spurred on by some unseen force. They would seek to do thee harm. Pupil 1 moves to J6, and attacks Lyle! One of the figures lashes out with tendrils of umbral energy. They crackle forth, perverting reality around them the stink of the arcane in the air. By only some magnitude of miracle does Lyle avoid their grasp, he feels their putrid and vile form slither past... the stink of magic so potent it causes his eyes to water and burn. A close call... the closest of calls. The taste of death lingers on his tongue... Drifter 1 moves to l7 and attacks Lyle! However, Lyle hardly has the time catch his breath. A knife finds it's way into the folds of his armour, and piering his stomach. The spindly thorn would be easy enough to break off and it didn't cut deep, though cut it did. But, there's no rest for the wicked. lnitiate 3 moves to l6 and attacks Lyle! Lyle meets the edge of yet another blade, lt slips past his defense, naught but a glint of steel shows the blade was once there. However this time Lyle can strike back and he does so with ease. He deals this darkness a hardy blow. Scout 2 move to H10, and looses an arrow at Morgan! Another being of the darkness uses the techique the brazen one before did and summons forth in a burst of inky dark a bow. He looses an arrow at Morgan, and it lands with impunity in her shoulder. She tries to retaliate but the archer is too quick and fires another shot at her tome trying to take it from her hands. lt fouls her aim causing her own blast of dark magic to go wide, another sharp shot of pain her reward. Pupil 2 moves J9, and attacks Sherwyn! One of the shadows slowly walks up to Sherwyn. He chants dark words... ones that drip with the scent of death. Dark Speech... a language Morgan recognizes, words that rot one's own tongue to speak. The corrupted words grab at the darkness around, and form a writhing mass of shadow. lt dashes against Sherwyn's armour, at first seemingly doing nothing, but then they feel a sharp pain amoungst their gut. The darkness wormed it's way with his armour and began chewing at Sherwyn's flesh, it felt as if a million insects were feeding upon them, ripping and tearing trying to get as far as they could within. Even after it stopped it burned like hell fire. Drifter 2 moves to l10 and attacks Sherwyn! Another form perhaps taking the cue from another also moved in to attack Sherwyn, a small flash of metal came through the sky, but it didn't find much purchase through the knight's stalwart armour. All Sherwyn felt was a small fleck of metal, the very tip of the blade break off into their skin. Not much of a real injury given the last attack that caused them harm. lnitiate 4 moves to l9 and strikes out at Sherwyn with... a Wooden Sword? One last robed figure makes his way towards the knight this one seeming... strange. He holds in his hand a long and intricate piece of wood. Carved to look like a mighty sword of some sort. lt... baffles the mind but here he stands. He unlike the others holds his head high, pride seems to be something this one actually cares about. He bows before Sherwyn. He speaks, a voice that sounds smooth fair, bold. "We fight good knight. Have at thee!" He waits for Sherwyn to prepare, and then like lightning, strikes. The Wooden blade crashes into Sherwyn's arm, causing a sting through their entire body. lf it were a true weapon... they wonder if they'd have survived that blow. But, it doesn't deter Sherwyn. Their lance flies forth scraping the man's side, a gout of blood proof of the blow. A short lived victory however as man unphased by the blow strikes Sherwyn directly on their helmet. The blow rings throughout the night, and Sherwyn collaspes into the dirt, defeated for now. Sherwyn is DOWNED! Cheat Sheet: Their foes finally rest, and thus the curtain flies open once more! Player Phase Begins. Turn 3/5 Begins!

Move to G11 and take a stab at Cav 4 with the mighty mighty Glaive.