Annette was unaware of the halfling behind her vanishing.  Nor did she quite comprehend why she could hear the audience so well, the sounds of their voices seeming to come from much nearer.<br/><br/>After all, she was focused on her opponent.  As he moved towards her, she agilely danced back, but only for a moment.  Quickly, she moved forward again, her blade thrusting.  A frown appeared on her lovely features just before the point of her blade made contact.  It seemed that these contests were not necessarily to the death, and she preferred not to kill, although she would if she had to.  Her blade veers off to penetrate some less vital part of the halfling, although no doubt still painful.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">ooc</div><div class="spoiler_body">Riposte strike: 8+9=17 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=103526)<br/>Riposte damage = 20 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=103527)<br/>Go ahead and riposte for me if he has some way of surviving that.</div></div>