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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Orichin" data-source="post: 1880734" data-attributes="member: 25226">Hanjia: ooc Due to the cover, only movement can be easily seen, bodies on the ground are uncountable from Hanjia's position, so the 6 I referred to were up and moving.  Also due to the terrain, straight-line movement (like charge) is pretty much impossible (normal move actions, dbl move, 5-footers, and run actions are all ok because they don't state that they must have a straight line, and due to the layout of the combat grid, diagonal movement doesn't hinder your normal movement.  (using 3.5 D&D rules for cover/concealment cuz I didn't see either in the WoT glossary)-both Hanjia and the conflict have improved cover and concealment from each other, granting 20% miss chance, +8 ac, +4 to reflex and +10 on hide checks against the opposing party, making a sneaky approach quite viable.  The 2 Aiel are male, and about 20 feet behind Hanjia and following, also having changed over to spears in favor of bows.  In response to her query, the two warriors peer through the trees as they approach Hanjia's position.  One held up his buckler hand with all of his fingers straight.  He counted five.  The other held three fingers straight, with his last finger crooked at the second knuckle, indicating six.  Looking more closeley herself, Hanjia agreed with her initial guess of six.  Unable to see the entire conflict at any one moment, it was difficult for the maiden to get a clear count, but she identified at least 2 different trollocs, and 2 different Aiel (one maiden and a thunder walker).ooc: spot check revealed the above information, search check failed to reveal anything of note.Al'Shain:The borderlander seemed to have worked out a rythm very quickly.  When he felt his primary blade strike flesh, Al'Shain twisted and levered the blade downward, further complicating any wound the trolloc might have, should it survive.  The consideration became moot when the beast toppled from its perch atop the carriage.His last opponent for the moment dead, Al'Shain skittered again to the back of the carriage, hoping for another cheap shot.  Crouching near the back right corner, Al'Shain peeked over the edge just in time to watch one of the next wave of trollocs leap from the road, catch a hold with its free hand on the rear of the vehicle, and bring its axe down in a mighty arc toward the would-be ambusher.Al'Shain leapt back after barely flicking his second blade toward the trolloc to avoid the blow.  The black metal axe cut the brass luggage rack and bit through the back edge of the carriage.  A scream issued from the carriage as the blade became noticeable inside the cabin.  The carriage lurched a second time as the second trolloc took hold.combat:  first attack hit.  I took the liberty of moving al'shain 5 feet to accomodate the second attack (though it missed).  Al'Shain is now in position to knock either or both of the 2 trollocs off next round.  Audrey:"What a mess."  Audrey wasn't sure exactly if she was referring to her predicament or the 50-gallon stock pot she was scraping at from the inside.  A wire brush clutched in both hands, Audrey had to swing herself forward and back on her knees, resting all of her weight on the brush to scrape through the morning's burned oat meal.  The going was slow, and very tiresome.  Audrey was alone in the wash room now.  Several more pots, pans, and stacks of eating dishes and utensils littered the room, and water heated slowly by a small fire.  Audrey's dress was filth-encrusted already, and her dark brown hair was disgustingly coated with oat bits and starchy, gray fluid from the pot she seemed lost in.  Audrey was glad she would have 30 minutes to bathe and change between her stint as a dishwasher and her late morning obligations.  To keep her mind off of her aching upper arms and wrists, Audrey went over the events of the last evening silently.She had reported to the infirmary as 'suggested' by Diafeni.  She was Healed, as expected, and aside from an especially hearty appetite at dinner and breakfast this morning, Audrey now suffered no ill effects from her 'incident'.  Her summons had come that same evening, to Miala Sedai's antechamber.  Miala Sedai, from what Audrey understood, had many ears among all of the Ajahs, and especially within her own, they Gray Ajah.  Miala had questioned Audrey intensely for 30 minutes, never hinting at any emotion or preconception, but keeping Audrey a step behind her, rapidly switching the angle of her inquery or the nature of her questions so a great deal of information passed Audrey's lips with no clear direction that she could follow.  After that session, Brienne Sedai stepped into the room from the other side of the heavy curtain that divided the large antechamber.  At Miala's lead, Brienne Sedai stated clearly that she had heard Audrey's recount, and had spoken personally with Brienne and Diafeni Sedai, and all accounts did not add up.  She also, quite clearly, after making note for Audrey's benefit (though she did not need it) that she could not lie, said that she had never sent Audrey to find Iemynne Sedai.  Miala then spoke, and Audrey remembered every word: "Accepted Audrey; your account of the incident in question has been refuted.  "The broken chair has been recovered from the premesis and will be repaired, and the alleged knifemark in the doorjam will be patched.  As no proof exists that you made the damage yourself, you will not be assigned punishment for that.  "However, by persisting with your story and swearing by it, you have mislead one Aes Sedai, implicated two more, and wasted the time of a fourth.  "My adjudication of punishment is that the incident in question be delegated to the Mistress of Novices and it no longer be considered a breach of Tower Security."***Perhaps paranoid from recent events, Audrey slipped a bit and nearly got rolled across the floor in a filthy food pot when she popped her head out, thinking someone in the room with her.  Nothing.  The cook could be back any time to check on progress, and Audrey was afraid she would be upset.  The Accepted had been working alone for some time, and would be for another 20 minutes until she was finished for the time being.IC:  *&*ooc:  see e-mail again please </blockquote>

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