[Most of the people after her have been Vints. Some red templars. A mage or two. A group of young adventurers she'd terrified the smallclothes off of when she'd burned through their net.
A net. Really.
So when the young woman comes sprinting at her up the path, wearing colors Karlach doesn't recognize, it's such an obvious trap that Karlach stops dead, standing her ground, eyes flickering to the wilderness, the boulders, the cliff faces- this has to be a distraction for the real shot they're about to take.
Belatedly, it his her: no, this woman is much, much faster than she has any right to be.
Karlach holds herself loose, fluid, ready, and when the spear comes for her she dodges to one side, reaching up to grasp the haft of it, preparing to yank her off her feet and throw her into the bushes behind her.
One miscalculation, though.
The spear's got lightning in it.
It jolts through her, cracking her back teeth together, and Karlach screams once, short and choppy before she follows through. The throw's bad, but it knocks the both of them off balance, stumbling on the trail.]
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A net. Really.
So when the young woman comes sprinting at her up the path, wearing colors Karlach doesn't recognize, it's such an obvious trap that Karlach stops dead, standing her ground, eyes flickering to the wilderness, the boulders, the cliff faces- this has to be a distraction for the real shot they're about to take.
Belatedly, it his her: no, this woman is much, much faster than she has any right to be.
Karlach holds herself loose, fluid, ready, and when the spear comes for her she dodges to one side, reaching up to grasp the haft of it, preparing to yank her off her feet and throw her into the bushes behind her.
One miscalculation, though.
The spear's got lightning in it.
It jolts through her, cracking her back teeth together, and Karlach screams once, short and choppy before she follows through. The throw's bad, but it knocks the both of them off balance, stumbling on the trail.]
Andraste's holy knickers, that one hurt.
[She sounds impressed.]