[table][row][i][b][color=a0410d]Trace Retloth[/color][/b]
Merchant Row en route to Plaza[/i][/row][cell]

Trace had only brief moments to plan and act but he was accustomed to thinking on the fly.  The street between him and the bandit was wide and clear of obstructions.  He held his lance at half-haft and waited until the bandit was committed to his strike.  The moment the man's arms tightened to bring the axe down happened to be the moment when Artemisia loosed her spell, causing a convenient distraction that Trace was quick to take advantage of.

He shifted his body to his left and lowered his stance, sliding into the area that the bandit could strike with a backswing.  However, Trace had a clear shot at the man's side from here and just enough room to thrust his lance toward the hollow of the man's underarm.  If he succeeded, the bandit would be out of the fight very quickly.  If the bandit managed to move his body back enough to protect that strike point then the tip of the lance would pierce his head or neck instead.


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[cell][img]https://i.imgur.com/QzyCrZx.jpg[/img]
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Status: [color=lawngreen]Uninjured[/color]
[/center][u]Class[/u]: Recruit
[u]Inventory[/u]:[list][*]Iron Lance
[*]Vulnerary[/list]

Exp:0
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