[center][h1][color=ff5000][b]Renar Hagen[/b][/color][/h1][/center]

Renar gave a savage grin from beneath his helmet as he brought a Talderian knight low, skewering them on the spike of his poleaxe. That grin quickly turned into an irritated frown when the stubborn fighter kept themselves impaled, which morphed into hurried realization as the Bastard of Brias came to realize exactly what was going on:

Suicide tactics. The knights that fell were giving openings for their compatriots to finish the job. And in fact...

He saw the angle of attack in his mind's eye. Exactly where someone seeking to take advantage of his sudden slowdown would strike. In their position, he'd do the exact same. But that just meant Renar knew what was coming. He released his poleaxe and drew his arming sword just in time to parry a thrust from the Talderian's shield companion, stepping closer into their space before quickly slipping a dagger into his off-hand to drive into said assailant's throat. A quicker death. No chance for last second interference from this one. 

All the while, Renar plotted their next course of action. If they kept to their current course, victory was certainly a possibility. But the Talderians changed tactics for a reason. Any casualty inflicted on the Roses was worth magnitudes more than each of the Prince's men they kept killing. In terms of grinding attrition tactics, their suddenly suicidal foe had the edge. The next move would have to be decisive. 

[color=ff5000][b]"Regroup and form up!"[/b][/color] Renar cried out to the rest of their little quartet, shoulder-checking another Talderian away before sheathing his blades and yanking his poleaxe out of the initial knight's fresh corpse. [color=ff5000][b]"Pivot around and charge, as one! We only need to pierce through the line to achieve our objective!"[/b][/color]

He led the way, bracing his poleaxe spike-first in front of him as he led the four Roses in [url=https://i.imgur.com/RewAGbV.png]wheeling around to the far edge of Talderian line before charging straight through[/url]. One less flank where the enemy could cover each other, and with less numbers.

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