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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GodOfCheese" data-source="post: 1581828" data-attributes="member: 19170">Chloe and Davron prepare to storm the barnChloe watches the four guards in front of the set of large, wooden doors to the barn.  “If those are slugs covering the entrance,” she whispers, “we’ll need to defeat them swifly and quietly.”Davron’s eyes don’t leave the guards either.  “I have my bow, but the slugs in the past seemed very durable.  Any one of them could take several arrows.”Chloe bites her lip.  “Even if I had good, splashy spells today, they’d surely make enough noise to alert those inside.”  She loads her crossbow carefully.  “I’m not a very good shot with this.”Davron nods.  “They probably have an alarm bell or something just inside... and all they have to do is take cover behind those doors.”The four men stand like statues, watching the area carefully.  Chloe blinks.  “It doesn’t matter... their telepathy, or whatever, is sure to alert them when we attack.  Maybe we shouldn’t bother being quiet.”Davron closes his eyes for a moment.  “Then we should expect lots of reinforcements almost immediately.  Chloe, I have faith in you, but I don’t think we can do this.  We need help.”Chloe searches the air for answers.  There were a whole crowd of enemies!  How could the mere two of them prevail against such a throng?  We can’t spare the time to go for help... who knows what they’re doing to Zara in there?  She looks up into the sky, pleading for a solution.  I’m not afraid to die... but isn’t there any other way?   “If only Effrem were here,” she whispers.“We shouldn’t linger, Davron,” Chloe concludes worriedly.  Davron exhales with a look of resigned calm.  “Alright.  I’ll take aim at the man closest the door... maybe if I can drop him, his body will block the entrance and make it harder to take cover behind it.”Chloe nods.  Assuming the door opens outward.   “Sounds like as good a gamble as we’re going to get.”“I can only hope they make a run toward us with those longswords*,” Davron continues.  “They don’t look like archers.”  Indeed, no crossbows or other ranged weapons can be seen upon the guards’ belts.  His face betrays what’s going through his head though: ...but the prudent move would be for them to take cover.Chloe smiles.  “They don’t seem to mind sacrificing themselves or their comrades, so charging headlong toward us might be their chosen response.  We should be ready for that.”“Sure,” Davron nods.  “I’ll take any good fortune that comes my way.”Chloe nods back, and kneels.  Looking up expectantly at Davron, she holds her hands out, empty and palms facing him.  After a moment, he kneels with her and takes her hands.  She closes her eyes and raises her face to the sky, her lips whispering a prayer in haste.* Davron at this point was a Ranger trying to further improve his two-weapon fighting.  Although he's plenty savvy with a bow, he's most effective in melee.</blockquote>

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