[b][center][h3][i][color=746f6f]Nor[/color][/i][/h3]
[color=#746f6f]Location:[/color] Tower 3F
[color=746f6f]Interacting with:[/color]Malicious Mandrill[/center][/b]

Nor drew his attention away from his leg just in time to see Sana get smashed against the wall, where she just kind of laid there before slowly pushing herself back onto her feet. On one hand, he was glad that she survived, it meant that his time here had not yet been wasted. But on the other, he was kind of astounded that she was still keeping it together in the shape she was in. Had he not known better, he could have mistaken the bard for one of the undead they'd been fighting since entering this blasted tower. Sure, she was better preserved, but she could've been a freshly killed pawn.

But there was more going on in this battle than just the near death of the one person he had any sort of attachment to whatsoever. Namely, that they'd gotten themselves surrounded by foes. Well, they would be completely surrounded, but a quick glance here and there showed the the two burliest members of the group had quite messily (euch) made short work of the targets they'd been facing. So they were cornered and they didn't have the numbers to effectively shield the weaker members of the party. The situation by all means could be far worse, but it was no picnic at all.

So since they lacked the positioning, resources and numbers to fight defensively, they'd just need to punch through as quickly as possible. Nor turned around to come face to face with a giant ape that looked like it didn't know its rear end from its head and was quite pissed about that fact. As sturdy as he was and encased in armor he may be, he didn't doubt that the beast could tear him limb from limb if it got its big, dumb paws on him, so he decided to err on the side of caution, despite needing to get this thing dead as quickly as he could muster.

Nor darted forward to attack the ape, but in his periphery, he saw it take a swing at him. He stopped his attack prematurely to side-step the blow. The ape twisted its body to see where the dwarf had went, but in doing so, left its body exposed enough for an opening. The mercenary switched his grip on the blade to a hammer grip and shanked the beast in its abdomen, leaving behind a bloodied gash before he retreated back a step to where he had been a moment before.