<br/><div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/osVaPG7.jpg)<br/>(https://i.imgur.com/54HhFiQ.jpg)</div><br/>"What did you call me!?" Dave exclaimed, apparently not putting much stock in the claim that Juro was there to help. Given the healers had arrived it wasn't like Juro could really prove it either way. When the druid went for the sword Big Dave instinctively reeled his fist back, thinking he was going to sneak attack him. He paused, however, when Juro turned and tossed the sword back into the arena. Big Dave was silent for a moment, still aggravated, before finally dropping his fist, "Whatever, just get outta here" he muttered, trying to save some face and shrug Juro off. With that said he turned back to his friend, checking to make sure he was alright.<br/><br/>Meanwhile Katra had leapt into the air and caught the flinging sword with heroic grace, and turned to bring it down upon Sera with a triumphant sla-<br/><br/><div align="center"><strong>CLANG!</strong></div><br/>Sera parried the attack with ease, sending the sword flying right back out of her hands. Her failure was so dramatic it was almost comical, actually it WAS comical, if the riotous laughter of the crowd was anything to go by, "By The Three, at this point he's going to know something is up either way" she muttered, taking another casual slash at her chest, carving away another piece of her armor, "Submit already you bumbling lapdog! You've no chance of beating me!" she shouted, again trying to wrap this up.<br/><br/>Lord Blackcrest slumped back in his chair, face in his hands, looking absolutely deflated, "No...it's not true...she would never..." he muttered as Valna kept wearing him down, "This has to be some kind of trick. I know it. We just have to win this and we can uncover her ru-"<br/><br/><div align="center"><strong>Thunk!</strong></div><br/>Lord Blackcrest raised his head to see Katra's sword, which had gone flying over into their balcony, just barely missing himself and Valna to stick into the wall behind them. His jaw dropped, his eye twitched, and he just...froze...completely and utterly speechless.