Rowaini Musketeers: One For All and All For One

[Velmont]

As Gabriel seeks out another group, he spots Hyacinthe standing not far behind him. As his sight cross Hyacinthe eyes, the valet nods at his master. He walks toward him. "How things going, master? Is teh night good to you? I've taken my free time to gather some basic information about the guest of this party. If you have any question, I might be able to answer you or find the answers."

 

[Fenris]

"Oh, I don't know," Belinda grins, "You have too little faith in your young apprentice. As far as I know, your young friend," she looks at Tristan, "And your sister," she gestures at Sabine, "Are off alone together as we speak."

"Marie? Well, I...Belinda, this is your doing, isn't it?" Sabine laughs.

*Belinda smiles more widely.*

"My dear friend Belinda has read so many romance novels that I'm afraid they've gone a bit to her head. Now the batty matchmaker is she," Sabine teases, obviously in good humour.

*Belinda clasps her hand over her heart in mock of being stabbed, and replies with no little feigned melodrama.*

"Alas! That cruel barb hath found it's mark. My heart...so faint. I think I shall surely die of a broken heart."

Tristan laughs at Belinda's mock anguish. "My faith in my apprentice is not misplaced, my faith in Marie however is heightened, as is my faith in you Belinda" replies Tristan with a bow to Belinda. "And with faith, my thanks, Jacen needs a bit of a push now and again, and I am glad there are others to push besides me."

 

[unleashed]

As Gabriel seeks out another group, he spots Hyacinthe standing not far behind him. As his sight cross Hyacinthe eyes, the valet nods at his master. He walks toward him. "How things going, master? Is teh night good to you? I've taken my free time to gather some basic information about the guest of this party. If you have any question, I might be able to answer you or find the answers."

“The evening is going quite well, thank you Hyacinthe. So that’s what you’ve been doing with your time, well why don’t you enlighten me as to what you’ve found out thus far about the other guests, and then I’ll see if I have any questions,” Gabriel says as he wanders through the great hall with Hyacinthe, avoiding other party-goers for the moment.

 

[Shayuri]

Jacen starts off aggressively, hoping to get through his defenses before he can go on guard. Unfortunately, in his eagerness, he overreaches a bit...and is forced to jerk his thrust back before it can reach Jean, or risk being wide open to the inevitable counter.

To hit: 6 http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=1433046

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Your thrust there was a bit sloppy. Now you've left yourself open," Jean says quickly, as he brings in his blade for two lightning fast touches, exploiting the hole in Jacen's defense from the overreach.

"That's one bout all. Next bout," Guillaume calls out.

*Marie watches in rapt fascination, eyes wide, beaming excitedly.*

(OOC: Jacen's turn)

 

[Rystil Arden]

Tristan laughs at Belinda's mock anguish. "My faith in my apprentice is not misplaced, my faith in Marie however is heightened, as is my faith in you Belinda" replies Tristan with a bow to Belinda. "And with faith, my thanks, Jacen needs a bit of a push now and again, and I am glad there are others to push besides me."

"He seems a good lad. Marie likes to watch men fighting with swords, so there's that too," Belinda laughs.

"And what do you do when you're not mentoring the young men in the ways of love, Tristan," Sabine asks the big Musketeer.

 

[Shayuri]

(oo...that's a feat I want )

Jacen blushes a little, then grins wryly and salutes with his sword before resuming his stance.

"That was a bit amateurish of me... I'll try to last longer this time," he says.

He opens in a more defensive stance...clearly alert for that devilishly fast strike this time...and with a credible, probing slash for the forearm.

(Combat Expertise 2, to hit 14, AC 18)

 

[Rystil Arden]

(OOC: Blademaster class ability It's a nice one)

*Jean nods, impressed with Jacen's cautiousness this time. He looks like he's about to make two strikes again, and Jacen easily blocks for the first one, but it turns out it was a ruse to tie up Jacen's blade, as Jean's sword twists away, ducks under the guard, and touches once.*

(OOC: Jacen again)

 

[Shayuri]

Jacen grimaces a little, still not quite sure how to deal with this devastatingly fast manuever of his. He makes a half-hearted jab at Jean...as much to stall for time as to really be a serious attempt at an attack, all the while keeping his guard up.

(CE 2 again, to hit 5 http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=1433063...AC 18)

 

[Rystil Arden]

*Jacen's strong defenses are reward. He begins to see a pattern in Jean's attacks. Jean is still fast--devilishly so, and if Jacen relied only on his own speed, Jean would have him for sure. But half of Jacen's technique is a blend of instinct and wits, and so by analysing the motion of Jean's attacks, Jacen is somehow able to bring up his blade once, twice, to a loud clash of steel as both attacks are deflected.*

"Well played. It usually takes an opponent much longer to adapt to the Twin Waves technique."

(OOC: Jacen's turn)