[h3]BOSS BATTLE![/h3]
[color=ed1c24]ENEMY[/color]!
[list][*]Bandit Leader
[*]Bandit
[*]x2 Bandit Archers[/list]

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Alnard
Branna [@Typical]
Trace [@Haeo]
Thom [@Enalais]
Einar [@Savo]
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[color=9e0b0f]"I would like to go and check on the others, but people on this side of the city may get caught up with the bandits, and be captured or even killed. The people here are the ones most in danger, and repelling or suppressing the bandits until everyone has evacuated would save more lives"[/color], he explained.

[color=9e0b0f]"I understand that increasing our chances of winning would do us some good, but we have precious little time to organize a proper force"[/color], he was prepared to even go it alone. Defeating the bandit was not a worry, so long as he did not overextend and be surrounded, he could retreat at any time, keeping distance with magic. However he sees this as fortunate, in addition another mercenary, they have a total of five able bodies here.

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In not long they moved a bit up the street to meet the rest of the bandits. Alnard took up his sword, stepping forward,

[color=9e0b0f]"This town is currently under attack, very soon it will become a sea of flames by the Lyonesse military. If you also value your lives, I suggest you find your own way out of here"[/color], he warned.

[color=f7941d]"Whatsa lil' lordling doin' so far away from his castle? Aight wait... That red hair. Might you be one of the princes?[/color]

[color=9e0b0f]"What of it? If you value your lives-"[/color]

[color=f7941d]"I'll not be told by some lordling barely a child tell me what to do. Boys! Get'em! Capture the red haired boy alive! He may be worth a fortune!"[/color], an expression akin to frustration and annoyance came across Alnard's face, he snapped the fingers on his free hand, causing magical flame to appear.

[color=9e0b0f]"Very well then"[/color]

[hr]
[b]Front of the Inn[/b]
[color=ed1c24]ENEMY[/color]!
[list][*][s]Bandit[/s] ([color=ed1c24]Sumire +5 EXP[/color])
[*][s]Bandit Archer[/s] ([color=ed1c24]William +5 EXP[/color])
[*][s]Bandit [/s]([color=ed1c24]William +5 EXP[/color])
[*][s]Bandit [/s]([color=ed1c24][u]Rin[/u]/Sumire +5 EXP[/color])[/list]

[@Amaterasu][@itano123][@Flood]

The fury of a young girl, wind, and a spear, was their last moment. Before either bandit could swing their weapons, they were dead. One sliced to ribbons with wind, on top of being sent flying back into the pavement, while the other was skewered twice in quick succession. Trying to talk didn't seem to pay off for them, at the very least it was more that could be said for them than their compatriots, even if their words were still crude. Perhaps a simple villager would have been intimidated, but it seems they were not entirely aware they were dealing with people with deadly skills.

Still, the way was open now. The castle was but a spry sprint away, and there were enough soldiers along the way that it was deemed safe once they crossed out of the plaza.