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Ethelred moved to block the swing with his shield.  The force from Grainne's blow was harder than he had anticipated, almost as if it was a real duel.  Had he offended her by not using his magic?  Was it pent up frustration at being out of commission for this mission?  Or did she just dislike Ethelred?

[color=6ecff6]"Very well, if you desire, I will stop holding back,"[/color] Ethelred said as he channeled his ice powers through his shield in an attempt to freeze Grainne's sword to it.  He then pushed forward and suddenly willed the ice from his shield to release her sword, intent on imbalancing her.  If she managed to keep her footing and not fall over, Ethelred would follow up with a horizontal smack from his lance in another attempt to knock her down.

When the Harzel knight shouted, Ethelred immediately stopped what he was doing to see what was going on.  What looked like a massive boulder was rolling straight for the fort at incredible speeds.

Ethelred mounted his horse and prepared for a fight, while staying out if its way.  If the boulder was moving more slowly, he'd attempt to freeze the ground in front in an attempt to make it skid, but there wasn't enough time.

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