Here is a concise narration post for the round:

[b]Marcus[/b] scrambled back to his feet, the borrowed hand axe clenched in his grip as the last echo of the gunshot died behind him. Bell was still standing in the lane, pale gloves neat, coat barely disturbed, but the little trick with the false silhouette had already been spent.

That was all the opening [b]Hwicce[/b] needed.

The mercenary came in low again, hilt first, forcing [b]Bell[/b] to shift his guard downward. This time there was no paper charm, no gray dust, no mirrored outline to save him. Marcus arrived from the other side with a quick cut of the hatchet, and [b]Piero[/b]’s pistol cracked again, forcing Bell’s shoulder back at the worst possible moment.

Then [b]Gears[/b] hit him.

Her gauntlet drove into Bell’s side with a metallic crunch, folding him just as Hwicce’s blade followed through. The first strike opened him across the chest. The second cut low through his leg. Bell staggered, tried to keep his dignity for one last breath, and failed. His hat slipped from his head as he collapsed hard onto the cinder-stained ground.

The pale gloves twitched once.

Then went still.

[b]Piero[/b] kept his pistol trained on the body for another heartbeat. [color=39b54a]“That,”[/color] he said quietly, [color=39b54a]“is going to complicate paperwork.”[/color]

At the rear, [b]Elora[/b] made good on her promise. The clubman swung again, but this time Lunaciel met him cleanly. Her first strikes broke his rhythm, and the final thrust carried a biting chill that sank through flesh and bone alike. Frost crawled over his clothes as crimson energy pulled back into Elora, easing the pain from the blow she had taken. The man dropped, weapon clattering uselessly beside him. [b][Elora is back to full health][/b]

For a moment, Cinder Arch held only smoke, heavy breathing, and the distant rumble of the city overhead.

Serafina Bellaflora looked over the fallen men, then lifted her chin.

[color=662d91]“Well,”[/color] she said. [color=662d91]“Now someone get me to a mirror, a bath, and the Derby. In that order.”[/color]