<br/><div class="floatleft">(http://miniset.net/files/cfp-updates/88644.jpg)</div><br/>Hearing Briar's report the arcane knight gave a short nod. A trap then...it seemed the trip had left her overly anxious, she would have flown straight into the hornets nest had the ranger's warning not come in time. However she held no fear of cowardly bandits. If anything their trickery only filled her with righteous indignation. Trying to take advantage of the confusion this strange phenomenon has bred, trying to take advantage of the kindness of others...truly despicable. They would learn the error of their ways, though unfortunately they would not live long enough to put that new knowledge to practice.<br/><br/>Taking a deep breath she turned to her comrades and with a few simple hand gestures communicated her intentions. Of the group she was the best suited to direct engagements, something that the her more shadowed comrades could well take advantage of. As she circled the small camp she watched as the others disappeared to their own hiding spots. They were all lethally efficient in their own ways, they simply would need an opening, one she was happy to afford them. She watched over the group of elven bandits carefully, the 4 would be marauders tensing up as they readied to spring their own trap upon the group, not realizing the tables had turned. When Serana heard Olivia's naive call for assistance the fae touched warrior heaved a great sigh. There was a thin line between optimism and naivete, and too often the strange cleric found herself on the wrong side of it.<br/><br/>Realizing she would have to act fast to keep her companion from danger, Serana took a deep breath and stepped out into the encampment, "Olivia stop!" she called, both trying to halt the girl's approach and draw the elves' attention towards herself. "The only dangers here will be dealt with shortly" the knight spoke, her blade and the roses adorning her armor suddenly glowing an ethereal blue. Without a moment's notice the hedge knight lunged forward, leaping towards the largest elf with a leaping slash, her form seeming to elegantly dance through the air as she came down upon her foe. However it was not just the brute who faced her steel, as 3 other ghostly knights also leapt forth from the same spot she had been standing, dealing out identical strikes to the other bandits in a perfectly synchronized assault. Not only would they each taste the sting of her blade, but the sudden appearance of a quartet of knights forces the bandits' attention completely away from where the others laid in wait, each one exposing their backs to the other Delvers.<br/><br/>(Arcane Bladeworks: Mirage - 9 dam to each bandit)