[ she forgets she has Juniper Tree for a moment (having dropped it when she decided to stay in the area and it's a lesson she will learn from if there's a next time) and instead of defending, tries to dodge (roll of 3 with her agility of 9 = a success and a roll of 6 means the dodge goes really well i think??) and brings Juniper Tree back up, turning her skin to tree bark that can't be pierced. ]
[ well. her eyes aren't bark and the inside of her mouth doesn't seem to be, though whether that's a path he's willing to go is another question.
Gladiolus herself makes no move to pursue him, but her dog has taken his attack poorly and with a snarl, lunges at albert's legs to bite him (roll of 1 2 4 means the attack will succeed for 4 damage if albert doesn't dodge/defend). ]
[ the dog barks, loud and hostile and likely would have attacked again had Gladiolus not lunged forward ahead of it, swinging the blunt side of the axe at Albert's left leg (a roll of 1 5 5, with strength of 10 means success with damage of 5). ]
[ the hit damages her clothes but she doesn't flinch otherwise and- it's that that seems to stop her short, setting a frown on her face.
she had bought The Juniper Tree to not be hurt, but in this case it leaves a bad taste in her mouth. when he has resolved himself to come at her with everything, being totally safe from his sword feels wrong and its not fair to him to fight this way. it's a feeling that comes from deep down, the desire to respect his will and it's that feeling that has her drop the ability, her skin shifting back to soft skin.
before she can think better of it, she attacks again with the blunt side of the axe (1 2 3, so the attack is a success but wouldn't hit terribly hard). ]
[ --Not excepting her to lower her shield, that connects with a yelp. It makes him stumble away, clutching his side where it hit him -- ...But-
He respects this choice. Its's honourable. It's commendable. ...He doesn't think he can kill her, probably, if things are going to be like this. (Could he kill her at all, anyway-? Every part of him inside is saying no.)
Taking the opening he's given, he dashes back in with another slash- ( 1 3 5, +2 to damage for knowing how to use a sword, for 7). ]
[ Gladiolus isn't thinking of it as a matter of being honourable, though in the end, that's pretty much what it is. she chose to be her unit's 'honour', after all, and it's not a meaning she took lightly.
she defends (roll of 2 3 3 = she avoids taking the 3 damage but still takes 4) and makes a noise of pain as the rapier leaves a bleeding wound.
despite the pain she shows no sign of retreating or even fear. ]
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Cursing under his breath, he steps back and tries to. Assess what the fuck he could even do here. ]
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Gladiolus herself makes no move to pursue him, but her dog has taken his attack poorly and with a snarl, lunges at albert's legs to bite him (roll of 1 2 4 means the attack will succeed for 4 damage if albert doesn't dodge/defend). ]
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she had bought The Juniper Tree to not be hurt, but in this case it leaves a bad taste in her mouth. when he has resolved himself to come at her with everything, being totally safe from his sword feels wrong and its not fair to him to fight this way. it's a feeling that comes from deep down, the desire to respect his will and it's that feeling that has her drop the ability, her skin shifting back to soft skin.
before she can think better of it, she attacks again with the blunt side of the axe (1 2 3, so the attack is a success but wouldn't hit terribly hard). ]
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He respects this choice. Its's honourable. It's commendable. ...He doesn't think he can kill her, probably, if things are going to be like this. (Could he kill her at all, anyway-? Every part of him inside is saying no.)
Taking the opening he's given, he dashes back in with another slash- ( 1 3 5, +2 to damage for knowing how to use a sword, for 7). ]
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she defends (roll of 2 3 3 = she avoids taking the 3 damage but still takes 4) and makes a noise of pain as the rapier leaves a bleeding wound.
despite the pain she shows no sign of retreating or even fear. ]