Allanon had to resist reacting to Bidzil's feet closing on his arm. The two reactions he could have made would likely have crippled the young man. Once, Bidzil caught himself and relaxed as he conceded the spar Allanon put away his weapon. He responded to the fist bump in kind with a light grin. [color=50B1B8]"You fared better than you could have expected. Also, keep this in mind with that maneuver you just started with your feet and my arm. That would work better if I were wielding a shorter weapon, however a full-length sword like mine could cripple you before you could attempt any control over my weapon with a simple flick of the wrist. I could have struck your groin or inner thigh both of which have muscles and tendons that allow a strong grip. If you don't believe me, put your hand between your knees and clamp them down on it. You'll feel what muscles tighten when you do that. Very foolish move in a serious fight with a seasoned opponent."[/color]

Allanon listened as Bidzil admitted he had no experience in actual combat, and Hilde's reaction. [color=50B1B8]"Then the question comes to bear. How ready are you to take a life? The people we will be dealing with before long will not think twice to end yours. Either because they must do it to survive, or they do it to satisfy their own bloodlust."[/color] 

He knew all too well how Calabris Mercenaries were brought on to work for them. Either they were debt slaves, like he was, sold by their own families to pay off debts with their bodies, or they were paid to work for them with guarantees for their families. Both were bound by contract, and the former were bound by blood and magic. The only reason Allanon and his surviving teammates no longer had active contracts was because the Calabris Family retired them by stating they had paid off their debts. After all that was the only way they could try and kill him without experiencing the repercussions of a breach of contract. It was the only way the could have a bounty out for his life.

Although, now that he was thinking about it, Sahale had mentioned there was a secret bounty on him being captured alive. Not wanted dead, but alive. The only bounties he knew of exclusively wanted him and his surviving former teammates dead. He would need to find out more about that bounty wanting him alive, and he would need to find out if the other two were also wanted alive as well. It would be impossible to find and inform one of them, but he could at least make contact with the one under Tundral's protection and let him know. He really did not like the idea of getting information from a guy like Sahale. There was no way he could trust someone like Sahale. Not after all he experienced in his former line of work.