Cepheus tries to get into position to take down one of the rogues, but lacks the strength to penetrate the rogue's armour (you missed by one!).
Auric, using Cepheus' attack as a distraction, cleanly severs the rogue's head off, and is able to dodge the geyser of blood that paints a nearby wall red.
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ROUND THREE:
Pendrake, bleeding profusely, howls in anger and brings his longsword down upon one of the rogue's. The rogue screams in pain, and opens up his side to repeated stabs from the northman's blade. Within only two seconds, the rogue is dead.
The alleyway is mostly silent. Only the boy, Hukk, can be heard, scrambling to his feet and ready to run...