Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn
From: patchman@encore.WPI.EDU (Peter Bruce Harper)
Subject: [L] Brycur Joins the Frey
Message-ID: <1992Jul14.162728.29911@wpi.WPI.EDU>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1992 16:27:28 GMT



Brycur hears Murell's whistle and immediatelt begins to quicken his horses
pace.  Since he was at the back of the group by the time he reaches the battle
Bakr is exhausted from removing one of the bandits from the scene.  Murell
and Lathan are in the familiar back-to-back stance preparing to battle 4 more
of the bandits.

Brycur determines that this would be a good opportunity to try his bow since
he is still far enough away in his charge that he will have time to drop
his bow and draw his sword.  'After all' he thinks, 'how hard can it be?'
He removes the bow from his pocket and presses the switch to turn it from 
a disk into a bow.  He draws back the string and aims at one of the bandits.
He lets his first arrow fly . . . . and he misses by a severe margin! 'Oops,
that came closer to Murell than to the Bandit'.  Luckily Murell did not seem
to notice, and hopefully won't accuse Brycur of trying to kill him ;-).

He quickly colapses the bow, knowing that it will probably cause more harm 
than good.  He returns it to his pocket and draws his sword from its scabbard.
He lets of a loud pseudo-war cry (he's never had any formal millitary-type
experience so he really just sort-of screams at the top of his lungs).

One of the bandits quickly turns around but not in time to prevent Brycur
from delivering a large slash across his chest.  He drops to the ground and
holds onto the wound.  He soon regains his composure and is able to prepare
for Brycur's next pass.

Brycur turns his horse quickly about, hoping to catch his victim before 
he manages to recover.  Unfortunately his prey has stood up and is now
battle-ready.  He pauses for a moment to assess his opponent.  He seems
somewhat weary from the severe slash across his chest, his sword is at the 
ready as is his shield.  Brycur charges again at his opponent, hoping he
can take advantage of his sword length to reach out at the bandit (Brycur
has a bastard-type sword, the bandit has a short sword).  He rides by and 
slices at the bandit, causing another cut in the bandits arm and making him 
drop his shield.  Brycur was not able to remain unscathed however, he received
a cut along his right side this time.  

Now angerred by the fact that he has been injurred he decides to dismount 
and face his foe.  He slides down to the ground and approaches his enemy
with his sword held at the ready in front of him.  

They quickly engage and have a brief duel.  Brycur is able to slip in a 
quick punch to the bandit's head that dazes him just enough for Brycur to
get a full swing with his sword that severes the bandit's sword arm completely
from his body (THE BLACK KNIGHT ALWAYS TRIUMPHS! - Monty Python ;-)).
The Bandit falls to the ground crying in pain, he soon falls unconscious from
the pain and from the bloodloss.

Brycur looks around to see who remains to be slain.

-Brycur the 'PISSED' Merchant

Killing's My Business and Business is Good - Megadeth
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