Rolled 62, 7, 99 + 84 = 252 (3d100 + 84)
>>6105195What?
You blink, then let go of Rubida’s hand and stand up, bewildered. Master chuckles beneath his beard.
“But you didn’t even fight! You didn’t even…”
“There is no need to,” Salicera opens her hands in defeat. “I tried and there is no way I can break his guard. Even if I do, he’s going to retaliate with such quickness and strength I’m going to spend the rest of the afternoon in la-la-land.”
“Madama Fors relies on a most peculiar expression,” Master adds. “But she is not wrong.”
“No, wait. Where is the sparring? I thought you wanted to spar?”
The brunette shrugs.
“We already did.”
“Your friend is a true sword master in the making. Perhaps in a few more years of training, but she has the talent for it, the intuition. I’m glad she’s on a journey with you.”
“W-Wait! I thought… I didn’t even… what did even happen?”
“Some people, like your teacher,” Salicera explains, “can see an entire fight go through in their minds. It’s like strategy players who can see how the entire game will play out based upon the first few opening moves.”
“So that’s why you kept adjusting your posture?”
“My opening moves, yes. I think we both agreed that it would have been a hopeless endeavour no matter what I tried, so I decided to throw it.”
“Ah. Well, that wasn’t very…”
Salicera looks at you and bites the inside of her mouth.
“… entertaining?”
“N-No, I wanted to say something else,” you try, blushing.
“You are a terrible liar,” she chuckles, then shifts her posture to face Master again. “I’m sorry about what I just said. I got a bit too cocky and disappointed Argia. I can’t do that. Would you mind do it again? Without…” Salicera licks her lips, suddenly nervous. “Going for the throat?”
“Oh, if this is about Argia then I will be first to apologise in tow.” He sets the blindglass poleaxe against the wall and holds his hand out. “Your sword, please?”
Ah, he’s talking to you. You quickly unsheathe it and hand it over. He receives it with a smile and tries it out, swinging it about.
“Hmm. Not bad. Not bad at all. Some very light imperfections in the manufacture, but nothing you should ever worry about,” he adds. Then he stands in front of Salicera, who is holding her own weapon out, giving you a grin, as if to say: ‘watch me!’.
“Sharp is the Dawn,” Master states.
“And relentless.”
>Combat Roll! I roll for Master, you roll for Salicera.>Bo3, beat at least TWO out of my three rolls. 1d100+68, 1 roll per reply per anon.I felt like giving you the steering wheel for this roll. Let's see how it goes. 