Equal Scales - Part 10

The second another Third Boundary man intruded on the scene, though, those Rogue Commandant men were forced to look his way. Even with a single hand, Lombard was a force to be reckoned with. He swung down, using all the speed of his charge, to attack the taller man with his sword.

Barely, just barely, the man managed to raise his half-moon blade up to deflect the strike, but he was sent skidding away for it, his forearms ringing with the vibration from the force of the attack.

"Comrade!" His companion caller.

"I am fine," the man replied, before his comrade could offer his assistance.

Soon, however, there was no assistance to be offered. In the short interval between when the taller man had turned around, and between Lombard's next attack, Oliver arrived.