Liath Samathran wrote:
She cursed us, and cut into both Theo and myself. Theo had already been wounded, and her strike put him down quickly, still alive thankfully. I nearly fell as well. The blow she had dealt me had taken the wind out of me, and the burning gash in my side did not help matters much either. It was obvious then that trying to subdue her gently would likely get all of us killed.
Thank you for trying to spare my pride, Liath. But the truth is I fell to one of her wretched henchmen.
He struck me from behind while I was fully concentrated on fending off her attacks. During my training, I learned much about the cowardly tactics of bandits, and should have done a better job at watching my back.