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Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, things didn't go exactly as planned. The second Henri landed, a beautiful, young lady fell over him, making him lose balance, sitting down on the ground as the girl fell on his lap. But again... That couldn't be considered a lack of luck, right? He was indeed surprised, he didn't expect that the orc woman would use the girl to halt his advance. It was a setback, albeit only a temporary one.

[color=red]"Bonsoir, mademoiselle!"[/color] Henri said, with a playful wink to the girl, getting up while holding her on his arms to put her on her feet.

[color=red]"Henri Larue, at your disposal."[/color] Henri said, with a flourished bow. But the time for greetings was short, and Henri knew that. There was still the orc woman to deal with.

[color=red]"I am rather tired, hungry and thirsty from travelling... Currently, I don't think i can deal with the orc woman without resorting to some small tricks..."[/color] Henri said, being careful to not speak too loud so the orc woman could hear him.

Maybe, the fact that he was interrupted before getting near the orc woman was a signal that his plan wouldn't go very well, maybe it was only a coincidence... Who knows... The thing is that Henri is very persistent.

[color=red][I]"I'm sorry, my muse, but I'm not going to back down this easily..."[/I][/color] He thought to himself calmly walking towards the orc woman.

[color=red]"I don't know what is happening here, but I'm sure we can solve this by talking, right?"[/color] He asked, opening his arms, in a sign of peace.

[color=red]"I'm sure that if you-"[/color] He said, suddenly, with a quick and swift movement, getting a dagger that was hidden beneath his bandages and throwing it towards her.

[color=red]"I'm sorry... I'm very hypocritical..."[/color] He said with a smirk, as he dashed towards her with another dagger on his hand.

The plan was rather simple, he would simply walk towards her, and when he got a bit closer, he would immediately throw a knife, aiming to her face. If she wasn't able to block that, things would be far easier, but he was indeed expecting her to block it. She was obviously no stranger to fighting, and he was hoping to use her reflexes against her. That's why he would start to run towards her the second the dagger got out of his hands.

The burst of speed, together with the fact that she would need to block her own vision to defend against that dagger, or even if she tried to dodge, it would give him enough time for surprising her. After that, it would be simple as throwing her to the ground with a sweeping kick and knocking her out with a sharp axe kick to the head. 

Probably he had energy left only run like that only once more after that charge, so it would be a gamble. But he was very familiar with gambles... The other dagger on his hand was just because of that. He couldn't afford running like that without at least crippling the orc. So if his plan failed, he would use it to try and cut her achilles tendon or another local that would cripple her enough for them to flee.

Of course... He wasn't underestimating her... He was ready to dodge if she somehow was able to strike him back.

[@Fallenreaper]