The single red plate with empty cuts made for the sake of vision watched quietly as the brave myrmidon's face turned ashen from the prompt assault of Sir Aurich! His well-known face in combination with an adept display of his skill does strike a rather cutting display of power, which seemed to impress Claire. After a few moments, the knight's steel-bound arm raised a fist and then a thumbs-up for gratitude, a short gesture of courtesy before the black claws returned to grasp the rather plain iron lance.<br/><br/>Claire's body shifted as Tin-Man took an unnecessarily defensive state, waiting for the enemy counterattack to begin. There wasn't any sign of a sigh that his armor weighs him down too much to take a more aggressive plan towards the enemy, but there wasn't any sign of pride that his suit was not even nicked from the Myrmidon's smarmy slices either. His attention is clearly focused on the three enemies in front of him, and he was either completely taken up with the prospect of driving them off the land or is a very disciplined knight, as the magnetic and hypnotizing dancer had little to no effect on his fighting. That miss was all him.<br/><br/>Alternatively, the field of view of his helmet is mercilessly tiny, as dedicated bodyguard Claire's lance dropped into the dirt floor unceremoniously when his head turned towards Maribelle's direction. Maybe to check out what had captivated the bandits so much. In an uncharacteristic farce, the valiant knight quickly knelt to grab his weapon off the dirt road before some yokel has the bright idea to snatch it away from right under his nose. Literally.<br/><br/>Claire resumed maintaining his defensive posture, his jousting tool in front of his body. Hopefully the enemy will hit that instead of his face. Again.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Statblock:<br/>Battle Inventory:<br/>  Name            Rng  Atk  Hit  Eva  Crt  AS  Ql<br/> - Iron Lance      1    012  086  005  001  02  45<br/> - Vulnerary <br/><br/>Aurich activates Claire's personal skill!<br/><br/><strong>Hold the ****ing Line!</strong> - Claire is a knight bent on dedicating the **** out of his life to defending a cause. / If the character is within 3 spaces of Allied Units, +2 Defense / Resistance<br/><br/><br/>Other skills:<br/><strong>Renewal</strong> - Passive Effect / At the start of each Player turn, you regain HP equal to 1/10 of your Maximum HP.<br/><strong>Armoured</strong> - Passive Effect / Any attack that would only deal 1 through 5 damage, no matter the source, the damage is reduced to 0.<br/><strong>Hold The Line</strong> - Passive Effect / Whenever you attempt to hold a chokepoint, the character with this skill blocks off enemy movement through the space to their right and left.<br/><strong>Stirring Blood</strong> - Unless the enemy is another chivalrous knight to duel sportingly with. / If the character is fighting [Knight] or their Promotions, +10 Critical<br/><strong>Portable Oven</strong> - Metal is an excellent conductor of heat. Claire is covered in metal. / If the character is wielding [Fire], +10 Enemy Critical<br/><br/>Current DEF: 12. Current RES: 2</div></div>