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*Staggers backward after the punch, then regains my balance and holds my mace with both hands now*
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Your stance isn't stable. You're vulnerable. And the way you're standing shows the enemy that you are in pain. Show weakness, welcome defeat.
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Essentially this. I would have come alone if I wasn't told to bring the others.