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-----With a practiced pull of the reins, Sol wheels his horse around and once more charges back into the fray. The pair of men who began chasing him suddenly halt and, seeing the young man charge back, turn on their heels and run. As Sol gains on them, the two men quickly dive to the ground and Sol’s weapon swoops over them. It misses both opponents but nonetheless unnerves them.
-----Raven yells, "Yaaa!" and urges his horse forward. He leaps off his horse and tackles one of the bow men. Raven throws his head forward and delivers a savage head butt to his opponent. A loud crack sounds from the man’s jaw and his body relaxes in Raven’s hold.
-----Jumping up, Raven draws both his swords, his weapons deftly finding his grip. Standing beside the light-haired man, Raven gives him a slight grin, "Wrong choice. Step up and take your medicine, you dumb bastard."
-----With a sneer, the man jabs in drawing a bleeding cut on Raven’s right arm. Suddenly a quick flurry of darts whizzes by with one finding the man’s shoulder. Turning slightly, he glares at Sarah still sitting atop her horse.
-----The three remaining cloaked men begin to advance on Sarah, Thalog and Rand.
-----Zentil yells out to the rest of the group, "Orcs behind us!" He drops to one knee and fires arrows at the orcs.
-----The orcs appear momentarily surprised as they see the fray before them. A total of four humanoids stand outside the brush blinking into the gently falling drizzle. Suddenly one of Zentil’s arrows drops one of the humanoids. His second arrow finds itself in another humanoid’s arm. It lets out a fierce howl and the two behind it raise tarnished and soiled weapons. Another orc’s head comes into view from between the bushes.
-----Sol quickly glances at the orc force. He sneers at the two ducking under him, with a disgruntled, "bah." He then says to Raven, "I'll help Zentil with the orcs!"
-----Sol urges his horse into a charge and the men stalking the three spellcasters scatter. Thalog raises his staff to fend off any of the attackers before they can regroup.
-----As Sol approaches on his horse, two of the orcs move back into the bushes. The humanoid that Zentil shot now snarls at the elf and begins to slowly move toward him. Another orc warrior stands its ground as it watches the young man on horseback coming forth.
-----Raven ignores the wound to his arm and attacks the leader by trying to slash the man's face and then tries to ram his other sword into the man's gut. His opponent quickly fends off the flurry to his face, but Raven makes a quick slash that finds the man’s mid-section. Grunting in pain, the man steps back and takes a wild swing that Raven easily parries.
-----Sarah looks for the orcs behind her....then she turns to the bandits advancing towards her, Thalog and Rand, spreads one hand toward them and with the other casts out some colored sand while murmuring....
-----Once again a wide band of multi-colored light springs forth from Sarah’s hand. As it shines on the three bandits, each one looks skyward as if struck with something. Their bodies then relax and collapse on the ground.
-----Raven howls, "Orcs!" His face twists into a mask of fury. He locks eyes with the leader of the men. "Orc lover, I'm gonna ripe your head off and stick it up your arse." Raven, with his swords sweeping down, leaps at the man. Raven screams out, "Die!"
-----In his rage, Raven misses the man as the opponent moves again. The light-haired bandit then tries to return a strike but finds Raven anticipating his motion. As the man tries to deliver a disemboweling upper slash to Raven’s gut, Raven’s lightning quick right sword slices neatly across the man’s neck. Raven’s opponent falls to the ground dead before the blood begins to flow.
-----Immediately the last two remaining bandits high-tail it into the bushes. Raven then quickly turns in time to see Zentil and Sol battle two of the orcs.
-----Sol quickly dismounts and in the same motion swings his sword at the orcish warrior. It meets and parries his forceful lunge. The orc returns a thrust, but Sol likewise pushes it aside. Sol and the orc spring back measuring each other. They then rush toward each other, Sol making an odd waving motion with the sword in his right hand from in front of his left shoulder. The orc stops the apparent clumsy movement, but falls prey as Sol suddenly rotates the blade in his hand impaling the humanoid’s neck. The orc drops its sword, its hands uselessly clawing the air. It falls dead as Sol pulls his blade out of its neck.
-----The orc moving forward to meet Zentil jabs at the elf, but Zentil parries its thrust aside. He then tries to bring his weapon to bear across the orc’s middle, but the humanoid steps back out of the way. The orc raises it sword over its head and rushes Zentil. With a quick side-step, Zentil avoids the move and buries his sword in the orc’s gut. It falls to the ground breathing heavily.
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