He was able to angle it just so it wouldn't clip any of his allies, who had, fortunately, distracted the beast enough that it was unprepared for the flames. The fire, in turn, distracted it enough that his party was able to descend on it in a flurry of blows, earning squeals of rage from the furious boar - which also kept it from lunging after him!<br/><br/>Torak managed to deflect the goring tusk with the haft of his weapon, but only just; the boar was wounded, but not dead, not yet.