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

Trace landed a good strike and pulled back quickly, slipping to the side to evade the dying bandit’s counter blow.  Still, Trace wasn’t enough of a novice to leave an enemy alive so he prepared  another strike.  But, he didn’t end up having to deliver it as the impatient swordsman stepped in to finish the bandit off.

It seemed that he was arrogant as well as impatient.  Maybe that nonsense before the fight wasn’t a strategy.  Maybe it was just his personality.  Unfortunate.

Trace did notice what the man mouthed but was already turning by then.  With the archers and the front line bandit eliminated there were only two threats remaining and the little lordling could probably handle the regular bandit that he was squared off against.  The Bandit Leader, though… he would be trouble and he was presently behind the Prince’s back.  It was a bad moment.  But, the situation improved with strong wing beats as the wyvern rider decided to dive in and attack the bandit.

Good.  She was faster than Trace was and could probably finish that fight in an instant.

This left Trace free to concentrate on his chosen target, the bandit leader.  The leader wasn’t really paying attention to anyone other than the Prince but he was probably a better fighter than the others.  So, Trace stayed light on his feet and struck with a sweeping blow as soon as he got in range.  Hopefully, he could slash the bandit leader’s dominant shoulder and weaken him.  If the leader’s abilities were below what Trace expected, then he would commit more fully to the next attack.  But, for now, he focused on preparing to evade the likely counter-attack.

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Status: [color=lawngreen]Uninjured but Cautious[/color]
[/center][u]Class[/u]: Recruit
[u]Inventory[/u]:[list][*]Iron Lance
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Exp:10
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