Adrian was considering Eclipse's response. Yes... perhaps the bauble in his hand was but a crutch... After all, he was still him. The person shaped by the teachings and lessons of the general. He pondered the paladin's wisdom while leaning on the ship's railing some more when he saw a shadow stirring under the ship. Evidently, he wasn't the only one that had seen the beast coming. The collector's quick response saw the beast falling over and crashing. He dashed over to the other side of the ship and vaulted over the railing, his momentum carrying him to the shore.

during his jump, he pulled his lance fromn his back and pointed it aloft. "For the general! For the steppes!" He shouted, and a goldish aura emenated from him. Before hitting the ground, something catched him in mid air, the golden aura congealed in a warhorse, fully armored and clad in adrian's heraldry. Even the most blithering fool could see it was an extremely fine specimen.

Not stopping his movement, Adrian spurred his mount to start moving. The collector was already slicing into the snake, but Adrian did not expect things to go so easy. With another war cry, he plunged his lance in the snake's head. Piercing through its brain and, judging from the sound of shattering bone, breaking its jaws as well. With a wet splat, he wrested his lance free and circled around, ready for another pass at the beast.