Some of the bandits leapt at the pair, knives and sabres ready to cut! The first that went at Jalna, was immediately dropped to the ground by her well timed strike, giving the others a moment of pause, and causing a small chuckle to escape the dwarf who raised his own axe for defense.<br/>"What are you waiting for fools, attack together!" the bandit leader hissed, and his men did as instructed, coming in from all directions on the pair. They waved their weapons and flailed at the travelers, scoring only surface wounds and cuts, but no clean hit so far. Part of Jalna's improvised cloak was punctured by a stab, and any more would likely just cause it to tear. Perhaps its current manner wasn't the best suited for fighting.<br/><br/>It was now Belaim's opportunity however to lash out at the robbers, his axe swinging to one side then the other, staggering one of the attackers and felling another as the axe blade buried into his chest with a sick crunching noise. The dwarf planted a feet on the body and yanked his weapon free.<br/>"Here we go, still wanna cause trouble for us, laddies?"<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">9 slashing damage to Jalna<br/>12 to Belaim<br/><br/>Both Jalna and Belaim killed one of the bandits each. There's now three of them surrounding them, while their boss is staying back for now.</div></div>