Mila swallowed a lump in her throat as the gladiator hefted up his giant weapon to bring down on her head. After the split second of utter dread, though, she realized there was an opening. She could dodge to either side of the blow, but then they'd be right back where they started. If she was going to make it out of this alive, she'd have to end this sooner rather than later; these were trained fighters, she was a scientist by trade. Well, a sort of scientist.<br/><br/>Enough numbers in her head to know to try a rather risky manuever. Diving forward, she tucked and rolled beneath the gladiator, between his legs in his wide stance. She quickly dodged out of the way of the spear, and, in her roll, tried her best to hold out her sword, swiping it haphazardly, trying to slice up the giant's thighs, stagger him, maybe even slow him down...<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">"Defense and Attack Rolls"</div><div class="spoiler_body">On Defense: 2, 3. 4 successes<br/>On Offense: 8, 16. One success</div></div>