It had been a good display.  Granted, they had not fought seasoned combatants, but to emerge unscathed and to have so quickly disposed of five separate foes was a sign that this group of Wandering Knights was more capable than it had seemed.  The site of Ren riding up behind them both confused and relieved Heinrich.  He hadn't been completely sure of the situation when they'd set off, and had thought little of not seeing the man after a while.  Still, he was here now, making the group even more intimidating.<br/><br/>Turning back to their contact in the Explorer's Society, Heinrich is surprised to see he has been wounded.  With only the suspect and his accomplice present, however, he would soon regret the action, Heinrich thought.<br/><br/>It turned out that Heinrich was slightly wrong about that last thought, as six new foes appeared behind the female swordsman.  The villain claimed to be leaving them to their fate, and Heinrich initially made to chase him, but as Angelina found herself kicked off the docks, he paused.  Cosset then dispatched the swordsman with a brilliant thrust, but her henchmen took advantage of the brief weakness in her defense to land two cuts.<em>He will have to wait.</em>Heinrich cut back and spun with a backfist that caught one of the swordswomen near Cosset on the jaw, knocking her unconscious.  As one of her allies turned to see what happened, Heinrich caught her clumsily with his elbow before adding a quick jab to her nose with his left hand.  He hated to delay his chase, but it was the only way to ensure this new wave of attackers stayed on the defensive.<br/><br/>As he took the two out, he noticed Ren taking on a pair as well.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body"> At 2014-12-16 22:00:51, kckolbe (uid: 6919) rolls: 5d10k3o10 Result: 16 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=68865)At 2014-12-16 22:00:35, kckolbe (uid: 6919) rolls: 5d10k3o10 Result: 32 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=68864)<br/>Action left at 10<br/></div></div>