Two of the rats fell dead almost instantly in a matter of seconds, their still warm figures sprawled out across the ground in lifeless motion. They died in the heat of the moment and their bodies reflected that dynamic quality and last bit of effort they had exerted before being reduced to broken bones and soon dying flesh by the blows of the monastic orc. They were not the only of the beasts to fall, for just as soon as those two before them were slain, another joined them dead in the dirt. Only this time, Beaumont backhanded one of the creatures with a reverse swing of his sword, following it as it dared attempt to move outside his area of threat; the blade caught it at the spine and it went lifeless.

Vah'lux was just as successful too, having been focusing herself upon one of the monstrous vermin as it leapt and bit at the other human. Again it sprung forward, tooth and claw wild before suddenly as it landed on the bracer of de Brey's free arm, it vanished with the thrust of a tremendous blade. It hit the ground, pinned, and dead upon contact with the blade before it so much as struck the soil which now turned red with its blood. It hadn't even the time to call out in surprise before it was killed, its moment of near triumph at biting the intruding man interrupted in the very moment.

But that was not all, for the last rat, having shaken off the surprise off the first few moments of the charge hustled its way out of doorway and set about attacking as well. Composing himself, de Brey saw the rat just as soon as it saw him and he had the wherewithal to immediately protect himself with his shield as it plowed into his armor. With a metallic thud and weight pushed thrust upon the bulwark safeguarding him, he avoided an attack this time solely by his own doing.

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[b]Initiative Table[/b]
Tracan - 23
Gorosk - 17
Creatures - 11
Renault - 5
Vah'lux - 4
Quentin - 0

The two remaining [i]dire rats[/i] move in to attack from a different angle but provoke initially. In both instances, Beaumont strikes one and so does Vah'lux before they can attack, the latter which would have wounded de Brey. A final rat, one inside the house and previously not known about, makes its appearance and attacks de Brey only to fail in the effort.
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