<em>(Arousal is back down to 0)<br/></em><br/><div class="floatright">(http://www.cineoutsider.com/reviews/pix/t/th/13assassns2.jpg)</div>It isn't long before the fight begins in earnest.  After several hours walking they come upon a couple of shacks outside of an old mine entrance, with one larger two-story building still having something in the way of torn up cloth window coverings to speak of.  The light of lanterns inside of them are evident and silhouette Wan-Chin's band sitting down to drink inside.<br/><br/>There are a few guards patrolling, but they're watching the road for people to rob--not the hills for someone to attack.  They've gotten cocky and stupid in their success, relying more on their Fire Demon ally than their wits to succeed.<br/><br/>Wen Ben has his best archer put a shot straight through a window flap, and it finds its mark in a bandit's shoulder.  Much screaming and crying commences, and moments later Wan-Chin's band files out, weapons held high, to meet them--Wen Ben's two archers do their best, but with only a dozen arrows apiece they cannot stem the side.  Nearly twenty bandits are out and in position behind cover in no time.<br/><br/><strong>"The High Woods gang is here!  Time to meet your end, Fire-lackies!  We've got our own Demon with us, you're fucked!"</strong>The better of the two archers had preserved two shots wisely, in the event that he got a good opening on an important target.<br/><br/><strong>"Yeah, our Demon fucks, too!"</strong>someone helpfully added, tossing a rock down hill.<br/><br/>The screen door, only partially opened, to the two story structure burnt open with the sudden punch of a fist through it.  A naked-save-for-his-pants, muscled, tattoo'd man with hair like flaming, literally wisping and waving like a live fire, waltzed out onto the patio.<br/><br/><strong>"Who dares challenge Wan-Chin?  Let this Demon show himself!"</strong>Fire sprung from his hands, just a little flame but enough to cheer on his allies.  He was clearly preserving his strength.<br/><br/>Lyn notices that the forge seems to have been very recently operated; it's possible he's been using this as a slow supply of power, although that would take him a long time and not give him much to work with.<br/><br/><strong>"This would be the time,"</strong>Wen Ben whispered to you before shouting<br/><br/><strong>"ATTAAAAACK!"</strong>His men charge down the hill in unison, weapons raised, screams of battle tearing from their throats like bats out of hell.  Wan-Chin's men were taken aback, and Wan-Chin himself hesitated in the middle--before picking Lyn out of the crowd.  A sexy woman was a dead standout with a crew like Wen Ben's, and it didn't take him long to put two-and-two together after spotting her.  Hurling a fireball into a nearby true and sending from of Wen Ben's men flying, Wan-Chin advanced towards Lyn.<br/><br/><strong>Charge Wan-Chin and strike him with your short-blade: Melee 10<br/>Engage Wan-Chin but keep him trying to hit you, tiring him out: Dodge 8<br/>Attempt to distract Wan-Chin with a sexy little tease: Seduction 12<br/>Hang back and watch Wan-Chin's tactics, trying to find a weakness in his guard: Study 8</strong>