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<blockquote data-quote="AndrewRogue" data-source="post: 4101417" data-attributes="member: 60448">Harkan slammed into the ground, breathing heavily. He had barely managed to block the knight's last blow, but he was sure his arm couldn't take another one of those. His entire body ached. His reactions were slowing down.&quot;What is wrong, 'hero?'&quot; the knight's voice echoed in the small room. &quot;Are you already ought of energy? Is this all your vows and declarations come to?&quot; The huge man stepped forward, the sound of his armor ringing in the room. &quot;Have you given up? Will you let them all die while you lay there, bemoaning your weakness?&quot;Gritting his teeth, Harkan shoved himself up from the ground, getting his feet under his body so he could stand. &quot;No.&quot;&quot;Good. You at least want to perish on your feet!&quot; The knight lunged forward, his massive blade arcing through the air slamming straight into the... ground?Indeed! Harkan had reacted with surprising speed, diving aside of the attack and rolling to his feet. &quot;I have no intention of dying here!&quot; he growled, turning and lunging at the man who mocked his vows, who reminded him of why he was doing why he was fighting.Sure, he hurt. Sure, he was a little dizzy from the cuts and scrapes that adorned his body. In the face of his needs, though, none of that mattered. His blood burning with adrenaline and his heart gripped by desire, he found it easy to shove aside his feelings of fatigue. Consequences be damned, he would win this fight.&quot;I don't get it!&quot; Arianna grumbled, spinning the ring on her finger. &quot;You can use it. You've shown me how to activate it.&quot; She slid it off in frustration. &quot;When I wear it, nothing happens.&quot;&quot;It is a matter of personal will, the strength of your mind and body.&quot; Zao-Lot smiled, looking on the young woman he was tutoring. &quot;The magic of a ring is complex, requiring that you harmonize its powers with your spirit.&quot; He smiled, taking it back from her. &quot;One day, you'll be strong enough to do it.&quot;The rest is forthcoming.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AndrewRogue, post: 4101417, member: 60448"] Harkan slammed into the ground, breathing heavily. He had barely managed to block the knight's last blow, but he was sure his arm couldn't take another one of those. His entire body ached. His reactions were slowing down. "What is wrong, 'hero?'" the knight's voice echoed in the small room. "Are you already ought of energy? Is this all your vows and declarations come to?" The huge man stepped forward, the sound of his armor ringing in the room. "Have you given up? Will you let them all die while you lay there, bemoaning your weakness?" Gritting his teeth, Harkan shoved himself up from the ground, getting his feet under his body so he could stand. "No." "Good. You at least want to perish on your feet!" The knight lunged forward, his massive blade arcing through the air slamming straight into the... ground? Indeed! Harkan had reacted with surprising speed, diving aside of the attack and rolling to his feet. "I have no intention of dying here!" he growled, turning and lunging at the man who mocked his vows, who reminded him of why he was doing why he was fighting. Sure, he hurt. Sure, he was a little dizzy from the cuts and scrapes that adorned his body. In the face of his needs, though, none of that mattered. His blood burning with adrenaline and his heart gripped by desire, he found it easy to shove aside his feelings of fatigue. Consequences be damned, he would win this fight. "I don't get it!" Arianna grumbled, spinning the ring on her finger. "You can use it. You've shown me how to activate it." She slid it off in frustration. "When I wear it, nothing happens." "It is a matter of personal will, the strength of your mind and body." Zao-Lot smiled, looking on the young woman he was tutoring. "The magic of a ring is complex, requiring that you harmonize its powers with your spirit." He smiled, taking it back from her. "One day, you'll be strong enough to do it." The rest is forthcoming. [/QUOTE]

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