[table][row][i][b][color=a0410d]Trace Retloth[/color][/b]
Western Street Boss Battle[/i][/row][cell]

There was no overt response to Trace’s report, but that was not much of a surprise.  After all, there wasn’t anything in the report that was more important than the impending battle with the savage who seemed to be the bandit leader.  Trace was not one to care about gaining attention.  He didn’t enter the battlefield to gain fame but rather power and a living.  Standing out too much was a good way to get targeted, just like his employer was proving during his ill advised chat with the savage.

Though, the chat did have two beneficial effects.  First, Trace was able to assess the capability and numbers of the enemy.  Two archers of little skill, one axe wielder of little skill, and the leader himself who likely had some little skill.  Second, he was able to assess his allies in this fight.  The prince carried a sword but was taking a back line position and wielding magic at present.  There was also an impatient and undisciplined man with a sword who seemed likely to make the first move.  Above the field was a lance wielding wyvern rider.  And last was the only one in official guards armor, a man with an axe who stayed close to the prince and seemed wary of anyone who wasn’t as overtly devoted as he was.

That was fine.  Trace didn’t need to get close to the Prince to accept his coin and kill his enemies.  He just needed to wait for the right opening and then capitalize on it while the guardsman held the line and kept the Prince safe.

Sure enough, it wasn’t more than a few moments before that impatient swordsman leapt into the fray, bypassing the frontline bandit and attacking one of the archers instead.  It was a good move, opportunistic and aggressive, and quite likely to be very effective as well.

Trace followed behind, staying quiet and avoiding any bold moves until just after the swordsman passed the axe bandit.  The bandit was vulnerable.  His axe was low.  He was still recovering his stance after missing his first strike.  And, his attention was diverted by the swordsman’s brash charge.  So, Trace took advantage by sliding into the bandit’s blind spot and striking from a low angle as he had with his previous opponent.  Even if the first target moved out of line, a second and third lethal strike point waited just behind to receive his spear.

However, this wasn’t a simple duel but a small battle.  Whether or not the bandit actually died was irrelevant.  The strike would either kill him, wound him, or keep him off balance for the wyvern rider to finish off.  No matter which occurred, Trace would proceed to engage the other archer, keeping a wary eye on the leader at all times.



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[cell][img]https://i.imgur.com/QzyCrZx.jpg[/img]
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Status: [color=lawngreen]Uninjured and Unimpressed[/color]
[/center][u]Class[/u]: Recruit
[u]Inventory[/u]:[list][*]Iron Lance
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Exp:10
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