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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 3645969" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>Grains of Sand - Part 5d: Castle in the Sand</strong></p><p></p><p>Quintus was still trying to put out the flames around him when he suddenly couldn’t hear his own heartbeat. He saw something metallic flash out of the corner of his eye and ducked just in time to avoid being beheaded by a scimitar.</p><p></p><p>Quintus drew his own gladius. He parried blow after blow, but it took all his concentration. For one, he had only recently put out the flames on his tunic. For another, he couldn’t hear a thing. He was fighting in utter silence. </p><p></p><p>The legionnaire thrust his gladius at the woman’s head, but she batted it away with a wooden shield. She was dressed in leather armor—no match for Quintus’ lorica segmentata, but flexible enough to give her a slight advantage. Judging from her clumsy blows, she wasn’t a trained warrior.</p><p></p><p>If only he had his scutum and signum! He would never have let her get so close.</p><p></p><p>The silence meant no prayers to Illiir. So then, bare steel was how they would finish their quarrel.</p><p></p><p>Quintus caught the sight of a great striped cat leap with all four claws onto Vlad’s shield. It nearly bowled the big Milandisian over. It was all he could do to keep it at bay.</p><p></p><p>The distraction almost cost Quintus his life. He twisted just as the scimitar silently thunked into the wooden wagon near his head. He would have to pay more attention.</p><p></p><p>Quintus made the woman pay for her bold attack with a series of wide swings. Her wooden shield easily blocked the attacks, as he intended. The gladius wasn’t meant for large gashes. It was a stabbing blade, and Quintus knew how to use it.</p><p></p><p>Behind her, Vlad and Beldin made short work of their opponents. Ilmarė’s arrows stuck out of several of them. </p><p></p><p>Quintus pressed the attack, forcing the woman to raise her shield up again and again. The shield was heavy, even a wooden one. Her upper body strength was no match for his. It was only a matter of time.</p><p></p><p>He waited. One of her shield blocks was a bit lower than the first. Quintus kept up the brutal pace, hacking away at her shield with steady, measured blows. His hand was starting to numb, but he was sure his opponent could barely feel her arm.</p><p></p><p>Then he saw it: her shield arm faltered from exhaustion. He stepped into her reach. </p><p></p><p>The scimitar’s wide slashing motion was halfway completed, but Quintus was too close and his aim too practiced. With a practiced stab, he shoved the gladius through her throat.</p><p></p><p>She fell to the ground in a silent gurgle. With her death, the magical cone of silence dissipated. </p><p></p><p>“—OOOOOOOOOOOOO!” screamed the man in spiked chainmail as he watched the woman die at Quintus’ hands.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 3645969, member: 3285"] [b]Grains of Sand - Part 5d: Castle in the Sand[/b] Quintus was still trying to put out the flames around him when he suddenly couldn’t hear his own heartbeat. He saw something metallic flash out of the corner of his eye and ducked just in time to avoid being beheaded by a scimitar. Quintus drew his own gladius. He parried blow after blow, but it took all his concentration. For one, he had only recently put out the flames on his tunic. For another, he couldn’t hear a thing. He was fighting in utter silence. The legionnaire thrust his gladius at the woman’s head, but she batted it away with a wooden shield. She was dressed in leather armor—no match for Quintus’ lorica segmentata, but flexible enough to give her a slight advantage. Judging from her clumsy blows, she wasn’t a trained warrior. If only he had his scutum and signum! He would never have let her get so close. The silence meant no prayers to Illiir. So then, bare steel was how they would finish their quarrel. Quintus caught the sight of a great striped cat leap with all four claws onto Vlad’s shield. It nearly bowled the big Milandisian over. It was all he could do to keep it at bay. The distraction almost cost Quintus his life. He twisted just as the scimitar silently thunked into the wooden wagon near his head. He would have to pay more attention. Quintus made the woman pay for her bold attack with a series of wide swings. Her wooden shield easily blocked the attacks, as he intended. The gladius wasn’t meant for large gashes. It was a stabbing blade, and Quintus knew how to use it. Behind her, Vlad and Beldin made short work of their opponents. Ilmarė’s arrows stuck out of several of them. Quintus pressed the attack, forcing the woman to raise her shield up again and again. The shield was heavy, even a wooden one. Her upper body strength was no match for his. It was only a matter of time. He waited. One of her shield blocks was a bit lower than the first. Quintus kept up the brutal pace, hacking away at her shield with steady, measured blows. His hand was starting to numb, but he was sure his opponent could barely feel her arm. Then he saw it: her shield arm faltered from exhaustion. He stepped into her reach. The scimitar’s wide slashing motion was halfway completed, but Quintus was too close and his aim too practiced. With a practiced stab, he shoved the gladius through her throat. She fell to the ground in a silent gurgle. With her death, the magical cone of silence dissipated. “—OOOOOOOOOOOOO!” screamed the man in spiked chainmail as he watched the woman die at Quintus’ hands. [/QUOTE]
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