Lucille was slogging her way up the mountainside, her blonde hair damp with sweat, her armor chafing when-<br/><br/>A loud, shrill battlecry! The paladiness wrenched her shield up, just in time; Two crude projectiles- Javelins, if the pointy sticks could be described like that- thunked against the steel-plated aegis, bouncing off the masterfully crafted surface. The impact made her yelp, staggering a step back, her hand going numb- Worse, she hadn't even *seen* them coming! An ambush, or...?<br/><br/>With a shimmer, two short, hunched creatures appeared- And promptly sprinted away, toward the safety of the caves, yelping as they did. Kobolds! But with...Invisibility? *That* wasn't common- She'd never even *heard* of any kobold reaching Level 3!<br/><br/>In full plate, she was *much* slower than them, so she didn't even try to catch up. It was a trap...Oh-so-*obviously* a trap. Really, the paladiness was almost embarrassed that they'd caught her off-guard...With a deep, steeling breath, her pretty face set in determination, Lucille kept walking, advancing toward the entrance from whence they'd come, keeping her shield up- Ready for anything!