The axe swing could have felled a mountain, but it was nothing against the air. As he struck, she simply wasn't there any more. The ground quaked and cracked and clouds of dust spewed up from a terrible, powerful... miss.<br/><br/>As the dust cleared, Mouse was balanced on the end of the axehead. "I'm not much for praying any more," she signaled her people to fall back and leaped off the axe, "everyone who strikes you falls down dead, right? Trouble is, it doesn't do anything to protect anyone else. Like the people you need to fulfill your mission."<br/><br/>She twirled her stick before pointing it at him, "now I don't know a single thing about this Drowned Queen, but I bet she isn't going to be happy if you come back empty-handed. And it's not like you can carry all the slaves yourself."<br/><br/>She gave him a quiet little smile before retreating ten steps and turning and running. "I think I've humiliated you enough for one day."<br/><br/>Of course, she wasn't certain he'd fall for the ruse - she had no wish to test his aegis, but the terrain provided her a unique advantage if he chose to follow her...<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Mechanics</div><div class="spoiler_body">Mouse uses her action to disengage and move away, and her mob retreats as well. Since Shattering Hand lets her bust up scenery and we're in a gorge, she's looking for a steep rock wall she can draw the big guy to to smash loose a bunch of rocks to drop on his head.</div></div>