Holding onto the limp, lifeless body of the guard she had bitten, with her teeth still lodged in his neck, Nilia was strongly considering just gaping up wide and chowing down on the defeated guard. Seeing that cheeky and rather well aimed strike come in though, and realizing it was too late to dodge, that plan quickly evaporated from the naga's mind! Giving a pained, hissing yelp as she felt the sword tip dig in under her scales, Nilia tossed the body aside, just letting it smack to the ground as she faced her attacker, just in time to shift her serpentine form and dodge those incoming arrows as well! For once, the fighter actually grew a little relieved as the entire back line 'routed' out of combat, knowing full well that this stab she suffered might have been the least of her worries, if all those archers had decided to render her into a pincushion instead of bailing out of the fight. Drawing a determined, exhilarated grin at the swordswoman who apparently knew how to handle herself, despite the ridiculous 'cavalry' garb she was dressed in, Nilia half giggled out a rather sanguine, "Let me repay you!"~, before making a fainting bash with her shield, only to put all of her strength in a wide, sideways swipe of her mace, aimed directly at her head! It was a brutal hit, to say the least.<br/><br/>Nilia had been intending to just knock the woman out, so she could have a nice, live snack later, but judging by the condition of her now blood-drenched mace, she didn't think she had succeeded in that. Leaving the body behind for now, the naga scanned the battlefield in search of her next combatant, spotting the two 'cavalrymen' who likely were the ones that had tried and failed to shoot her. Slipping over to the one furthest away from her, Nilia smirked and taunted, "Honestly, you should just surrender and let me swallow you alive! I promise you, it's a much more descent way to go than the fate of both your friends"~, raising her shield and preparing for them to toss their bow away and engage her in melee.<br/><br/>(( OOC Mechanics ))<br/><br/>Attacked B5 with the Heavy Mace, rolled nat 20m<a class="postlink" href="https://orokos.com/roll/634255">https://orokos.com/roll/634255</a>m<br/>Critical Confirmation: 24m<a class="postlink" href="https://orokos.com/roll/634256">https://orokos.com/roll/634256</a>m<br/>Critical Damage Roll: 25m<a class="postlink" href="https://orokos.com/roll/634259">https://orokos.com/roll/634259</a>m<br/>With no one in range still standing, doing a full-round attack to get in the bite as a secondary natural attack isn't possible, so Nilia slips down and to the right, all the way to O11-P12 to engage B7 in combat.