[color=#007FFF][b][u][h1][sub][sub][sub]Farren[/sub][/sub][/sub][/h1][/u][/b][/color]		    had only narrowly evaded, and was glad that he’d had the sense to plan ahead a step or so in case of failure. Seeing the lack of a stagger gave him additional data that he had a feeling applied generally to the various foes they might face during what was turning out to be an exceptionally long night of the hunt. There seemed to be some difference between a deliberate attack and whatever Arrayah was doing–throwing around her sheer mass, he supposed.

When she’d thrown her weapon–and when others had done similarly, be they natural weapons or not–an interruption with a well timed blast of quicksilver seemed to be effective. Farren had no idea what the precise mechanism was, of course, but in the moment it mattered little. Having already shifted into the motion, the Azure-eyed hunter reloaded one of his two blunderbusses before Arrayah had fully wheeled around to charge once more. He didn’t risk the second, letting them fall into their hooks as he withdrew the Beastflayer from its place on his back and brandished it, sliding one foot back  as if he were bracing himself.

Around the same time he caught the silhouette of the Moonborn approaching on his right, and heard more than saw the approach of Gerlinde more or less from behind him. He even noted the running steps of Torquil some distance away behind him, along with the telltale electrical hum and crackle of Fulmen. This last bit along with Ophelia’s words told him precisely what they ought to do.

[color=#007FFF][b]“Hit then run. Torquil's coming in with Fulmen.”[/b][/color] Farren said, then he pushed into a quickstep. This time he met Arrayah, charged forth at her, but as he got close he cut at an angle into a second quickstep, going low and out to the right in a wide arc, swinging and extending the Beastflayer mid-motion. This would have it hopefully cut into her side, and then extend into a lengthy dragging slash as each segment caught in her and pulled with his continued momentum, cutting deeper and keeping the wound open longer.