I'll edit the post when I wake up. No point in trying to edit at 2:00+ AM in the morning, when I'm also sick.

In the meantime, I think you guys need to have a bit of re-education hammered into your skulls:

- You are, at the least, 5 levels below  the enemy's weakest fighter.
- You are at level 20, which makes you comparable to one of the Empire's [i][b][u]standard[/u][/b][/i] soldiers, be it melee, ranged or in terms of magic. You are more skilled than conscript or soldiers with just basic training, but you're not hardcore, ogre-slaying, nightmare-riding badasses. That'll come later. 
- You do [b][i]not[/i][/b] possess the skill to "hide in plain sight", erase your presence or otherwise simply "vanish", unless you use magic. Rogues and stealth-users in the world of Oublioth rely on actual stealth, not mystical pseudo-stealth-skills that make them invisible at their discretion. If you want to turn invibisle, you cast a spell for it. And since none of you have subvocal-casting as a passive, you'll need to specify the casting in dialogue.

I will make adjustments to fit with Ciel's actions, but keep in mind that Hawklen is roughly 10 levels above your character. The likelihood of you successfully disappearing and surprising him, while directly facing him, are rather slim...

Also, I'd like to ask all of you to please excuse me if I sound rude or snippy or unpleasant. I've been sick for over a week now, still am, and there's a lot of belly-aching, panic and annoying neighbours to deal with - all which grate at my mood, which isn't stellar to begin with. This is obviously no excuse to be uncouth and grouchy with you guys, but I tend to be bad at self-control and such. Sorry if I come across as a bigger dick than usual. :<