Hrimr, you charge the thug preparing to strike him with your pick. At the last moment, he sees you in the corner of his eye and quickly turns to deflect your blow with his shield.
Noticing that the dwarf is now off-balance, the thug at H9 raises his sword and attempts to drive the point into Hrimr's chest. The thug's attack connects and his blade pierces the dwarf's hide armor and wedges itself a few inches into flesh. Blood wells from the wound.
The thug at H18 stands his ground even though the corpses of his two friends lay at his feet. "To the devil-filled hell with the bounty!" he cries, "I'll cut out your heart witch!" Dropping his sap, he draws his short sword and slashes at Torrent. In her fatigued state, Torrent is less than agile and she fails to pull back in time to avoid the attack. The thug's blade slips under her breastplate and cuts a gash on her belly.
The thug at takes a tactical 5-ft step to I-16, once again slipping under the deadly arc carved by Bannock's glaive. Spurred on by his ally's cry, the thug screams as he tries to drive the sword into Bannock's heart, but the attack catches only air.