[color=A0A0A0][h2]Fleuri Jodeau[/h2][/color]

It had seemed that Fleuri's plan had backfired spectacularly, with the vampire reeling Jarde in like a great fish pulling its angler into the water.  As he saw the young knight pulled closer to the vampire's fanged maw, Fleuri felt a wave of terror wash over him at the realization that Jarde could be injured or killed because of him.  Because of his plan.

The obvious answer to this vampire was to rush in, corner him in the cramped tomb, and overwhelm him with their superior numbers.  But with things as they were, Fleuri hesitated to charge, lest the vampire use Jarde as a human shield.  He had already taken a girl hostage to force her sister to commit regicide, there was no low he wouldn't stoop to.

[i]We have to get that monster away from Jarde,[/i] Fleuri thought.  No more holding back- he needed to make things right and ensure that Jarde did not suffer for the mistakes of another, especially one whom he seemed to look up to.  He dropped his cloak and reached into the satchel slung across his shoulder, pulling out a sealed glass flask.

Fleuri had hoped he wouldn't need the flasks here, and if he did, he had planned to use them to nullify any further attempt at the vampire to reattach his limbs.  It was clear by now that it had been a mistake to hold anything back when fighting a vampire.  But with Jarde's life on the line, it was time to pull out all of the stops.

[i]Forgive me Jarde...I swear by Reon I'll do I can to spare you the consequences of my mistake...[/i]

"Nicomede, if you can, use your water magic to shatter this in mid-flight," he spoke to the other knight, brandishing the water-filled flask.  A second later, he hurled the container.  He wanted to explain everything fully to Nicomede- that this was holy water blessed by Reon, meant to harm vampires and undead- but there was no time, and he didn't want to tip Damon off, lest a well-placed crossbow bolt shatter the flask in Fleuri's hand.

When the glassware took flight, it did not head towards Damon- instead, its trajectory was in the direction of Jarde, aimed squarely at the knight's borrowed breastplate.  The goal was not to harm Damon- indeed, with his leather armor and lack of open wounds, the holy water wouldn't do much except burn his face.  Instead, Fleuri's intention was to protect and bless Jarde by splashing him and his weapons with the fluid.  With Damon so close, it would be inevitable that he'd get splattered too.  If the vampire didn't free himself of Jarde's chain and disengage, he'd get a face full of Reon's opinion of him, and in either case, the young knight would no longer be in immediate danger and all three sould have openings to attack.

Once the flask went flying, Fleuri placed both hands on sword and began to bolt forward, not wanting to give Damon any leeway.

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