Celeste's stroke cleanly severed one of the lizard man's heads.  It flew too the side and rolled about, the eyes still swiveling wildly to track on it's collapsing body for several moments!<br/><br/>The other two lizards gave angry roars, one spitting curses in what sounded like a degenerate dialect of draconic.  They charged in the way their companions had, one straddling the fallen body to form a wall of foes before Celeste.<br/><br/>They hadn't yet dared her blade to the point where they'd try to press past her into Siri.  Celeste handled the first of the knew attackers handily enough, but the one at her right hand managed to get through her guard and clip her on the shoulder.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">17 to hit.  6 non lethal damage.</div></div><br/><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/d/dc/Ruri_for_earthdawn.jpg)</div><br/>Siri gave an angry growl to see her friend taking hits.  She stepped up at Celeste's side—still a little bit back—and chanted quickly.  She made a pirouette and an arch of flame flashed out from her extended rapier, passing harmlessly—but close!--beside Celeste and scorching two of the lizard men badly.<br/><br/>The middle one gave an angry grunt and—despite his burns—spoke quickly to steady the other two.  He kept swinging through it all, managing too slam a blow into Celeste's wrist.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">18 to hit for 5 more non lethal damage.  <br/>Tag Celeste!</div></div>