Malicious glee glittered in Rayne's eyes as he watched as several of the ones who hurt his friends paid for their transgressions.  The air around him became noticeably warmer even as the eruption of flames dissipated.  Two went down instantly in a heap of charred meat and he looked with disbelief as their leader pressed on with his relentless assault, only to collapse as the combined injuries finally took their toll.  Wisps of smoke rose from everything caught in the flames and a thin veil of steam hovered over the flash heated pool.  Only two remained standing, dazed and overcome by fear.  They looked around desperately for a means of escape, their eyes instantly falling upon the wizard.<br/><br/>Rayne had chosen to remain in that spot for the very reason of impeding their escape route.  The blood debt for attacking his friends without provocation had not yet been paid in full.  The archer drew back and loosed another arrow that glanced off his shield and caught him in the shoulder.  It was a modest wound that caused him to stagger for a moment, but it was not enough to make him stand aside.<em>They want to flee the fight they started?  They can try, but I won't make it easy for them.</em><br/><br/>Both of them rushed towards Rayne, hoping to make good on their escape.  Instead, he gripped tightly upon the hilt of his Elven blade and waited for the archer to close in.  Before he made it far, the feline Elf lashed out with his sword causing the archer's steps to falter.  Wasting no time, Rayne immediately followed up with a series of savage slashes thanks to his hastened speed.  Unfortunately his knack was with a longbow and could not land a solid blow upon the target as he flinched and dodged to avoid his steel.<br/><br/><hr/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Character Sheet (http://plothook.net/RPG/profiler/view.php?id=8656); 43 HP (Current 29); AC 17+1+4 = 22<br/><br/>Attack of Opportunity against the ranger.<br/>Attack Roll: 22 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=27444)<br/>Damage: 6 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=27445)<br/><br/>Attack Roll: 13 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=27444)<br/><br/>Attack Roll: 14 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=27447)<br/></div></div>