Steph's already on the move when the troops approach, running to intercept them when the wall of rock rises from the ground. She only takes a few seconds to work out how it happened, spotting Crystal and assuming the woman is geokinetic.
"On it!" The wall barely gives her paue, she vaults over it with ease and lands with her staff already extended. Actually taking down the troops is a little trickier, but even if she's not trained specifically for this kind of combat, the skills are transferable.
About nine minutes later, Steph's convinced the soldiers that she's not worth their time, considering she's broken three arms, dislocated five shoulders, drawn about fifteen pints of blood, snapped a bunch of ankles and wrists, and disarmed the whole lot of them. She's a little beat up in return, but once the troops have retreated she calls out, "They're all gone, you can drop the wall!"
If only so she doesn't have to go up over it again.
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"On it!" The wall barely gives her paue, she vaults over it with ease and lands with her staff already extended. Actually taking down the troops is a little trickier, but even if she's not trained specifically for this kind of combat, the skills are transferable.
About nine minutes later, Steph's convinced the soldiers that she's not worth their time, considering she's broken three arms, dislocated five shoulders, drawn about fifteen pints of blood, snapped a bunch of ankles and wrists, and disarmed the whole lot of them. She's a little beat up in return, but once the troops have retreated she calls out, "They're all gone, you can drop the wall!"
If only so she doesn't have to go up over it again.