[quote=@BytheSpleen]
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Iosef parries the hit, and instead charges forward and makes a wide horizontal arc, using the unpredictably longer length of his bastard sword to his advantage.
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The sword manages to bang only once on the murloc's armor, knocking him out before the young man blocks the strike and says to the hobgoblin:

"Halt your strikes on us and I'll pay you handsomely." he says showing a large pouch filled with a lot of gold and platinum coins. "Just name your price and I'll pay."