Selise moves towards the bandits, trying to restrain them with her natural magic. Heeding her call, plants swell, seeking to entwine, but both bandits are able to fight off their embrace.<strong>“More magic...”</strong>the woman snarls, fishing out a potion from her belt. She pauses, looking up at the sky, then down the content, tossing aside the bottle and approaching the first “mage” she ordered dead, readying her flail. The other bandit follows the woman towards Ares, by they also have time to swing a blade, but this gets caught in his shield. Vara takes aim at this bandit, catching him in the shoulder, a painful wound, but not fatal.<br/><br/>Ares - 20, uninjured<br/>Leofwine – 17, moderately injured<br/>Bandit (crossbow) – 16.5, uninjured<br/>Selise – 16, uninjured<br/>Bandit (flail and shield) - 15, uninjured<br/>Bandit (short sword and shield) - 12, moderately injured<br/><del>  Bandit (longbow) - 11</del><br/>Vara – 9<br/>Lyara - 9