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

Fleuri considered Gillian's words carefully, and the advice he offered.  While he had trained under a paladin, he never really picked up on the nuances of countering the powers of powerful magical beings beyond the general advice of "if dismemberment isn't stopping it, burn it".  It wasn't unsound advice, but clearly there was much more to be known about how to deal with vampires.  While Fleuri felt that Gillian was an uncouth, foul-mouthed troublemaker with terrible taste in literature, he couldn't deny that the living reliquary was quite knowledgeable.  As for Gillian's antics, Fleuri couldn't judge him for it- after all he himself had done a lot of similarly irresponsible things during his time as a tournament fighter.

[i]I never knew that a vampire's heart was a weakness, I figured they'd be as unfazed by organ damage as other undead,[/i] Fleuri thought as he listened to the Living Reliquary describe in detail how he'd kill a vampire. 

Gillian's next advice was about using fire or ice to kill them, and perhaps the most relevant part of the lesson for Fleuri because being neither a mage nor a Living Reliquary, obtaining an enchanted or blessed weapon seemed to be the most feasible option to improve his ability to combat undead.  Perhaps, being a devout Reonite, the Church might be willing to provide him with a blessed weapon, or bestow a blessing upon his own sword.  Not that it would've helped against Damon, since he was using a borrowed Crown Knight weapon at the time, but it could give him an extra edge in any future confrontations with vampires, or those liquid undead for whom a mundane sword would be utterly useless against.

Tyaethe confirmed most of what Gillian said, explaining how the previously mentioned countermeasures stifle a vampire's regeneration, and how magic wasn't worth using, at least not for martially-focused knights.  Her take away was that they needed to be cautious when facing powerful magical beings and not just rush in.  It was actually a little weird to see Tyaethe and Gillian getting along, the living reliquary almost acting like a teaching assistant to the unliving paladin.

What stuck with Fleuri was the concern that the recent battle illustrated a troublesome lack of magical specialists within the Iron Roses.  Their fight with the necromancer was only resolved as smoothly as it was because his co-conspirator betrayed him, and they certainly wouldn't be relying on her again.  Perhaps they could ask the college to lend the service of one of their mages, or request the church to send a combat capable healer to support the knight.  It wasn't Fleuri's call, of course, but he intended to voice his concerns to the captain when he got the chance.

Speaking of which, Fanilly arrived just then.  She wanted to speak to Tyaethe about something, which was probably his cue to leave.  He had no idea what they needed to speak about, but it wasn't any of Fleuri's business.

"If we are dismissed, I will resume my duties," he spoke to Tyaethe as he rose out of his chair.  "Thank you for this lesson, it has been quite enlightening.  And captain, might I speak with you later when you have a free moment?"

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