((12 points of damage .. ouch))<br/><br/>Distracted perhaps by his focus on Wu, Gan did not seem to notice his newest challanger, and the blade struck deep and true. The thug reeled back from the blow, blood spurting from the wound. He was hurt .. perhaps seriously .. but not yet out of the fight, and his eyes were a mixture of pain and hate. And perhaps .. just perhaps .. the first stirrings of fear, that he and his companions had bitten off more than they could chew.<br/><br/>((I believe our swordswoman is up next))