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The sound of feet behind them as they ran lead Vani to do a quick peek over his shoulder, and, seeing the young martial artist behind him and his gargantuan companion, would do a quick double take, wondering what a human girl who appeared completely unarmed was doing in a place like this. Still, she didn't seem like she was trying to be sneaky and attack them, so Vani largely ignored her, swearing he'd once gone to bed with a girl wearing a dress just like that...or was it blue? He forgot, honestly. Either way, now wasn't the time for his second brain to do the thinking. Seeing an armed Empire Soldier dashing down the path, spear at the ready, Vani would deftly intercept him, using his kite shield as a bulwark to block the initial thrust of his spear, before bashing it to the side, closing the gap in an instant as he leveled his sword for a quick thrust.

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[color=FFDEAD][b][i]"Thundering Smite!"[/i][/b][/color] Vani would shout, cutting down one of the last of the obstacles in their path with a cacophony of lightning rending bypassing metal to cook at flesh, the man's corpse laying in a smoldering heap before the Paladin. Wiping the sweat from his brow, Vani would slap his right cheek with the palm of his hand, trying to regain his senses a bit. His low Intellect meant that even just using Thundering Smite a few times made his brain get fuzzy...he estimated that he'd maybe have one more in him...two, if we wanted to pass out right afterwards. 

Regardless, he was glad to partner with the brute lizard, even if he seemed like a curt, rude kind of man. Vani could see himself grabbing a drink or many with the Lizardman, following after him as he plowed his way on through a ruined church. The act made Vani squint just a bit...he was a paladin after all, but seeing as he didn't find any symbols of Lolan within, it thankfully wasn't something he especially needed to worry himself over. Following his bulldozer of a companion, Vani would look back to the young woman following them, waving for her to come on in through the hole that Kaze had just made. [color=FFDEAD][b]"So, uh, I guess you're with us now. Great. Reward's still a lot three ways, but c'mon, we have to hurry before someone else nabs that Star!"[/b][/color]
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