After dispatching a few more of the scarecrow demons, he looked over to the spellsword, Miercoles, as he spoke. 

[b]"We can exchange names after this. For now let us focus on destroying these pests quickly."[/b] 

Vance nodded to him as his sword stabbed into another scarecrow, causing the wood and straw to crumble to the ground.

His attention was on his most recent foe when his head jerked to one side quickly at hearing the distinct, deep roar of a Tiger Bear. The beast was so massive, that it shook the ground as it walked, but it wasn't walking, it was charging!

Vance's first instinct was to run, but there was no way that he could outrun it, and he was here to protect the people and slay these demons after all. He didn’t have time to think before the reality of this beast charging at him was sinking in. It ran over a few villagers who were trying to fend off the remaining scarecrows, knocking both friend and foe away like bowling pins.

He readied his shield to block the attack. As soon as he braced his feet, and raised his shield towards the creature, the shield took on a faint white glow, which intensified as the beast got closer.  He had time to glance over at the spellsword for a second before the beast rammed into him. Despite his best efforts, he was knocked back by the massive Tiger Bear, holding on to his shield tightly as he quickly recovered. He looked over to the shoulder of his shield arm, it had been dislocated, and he didn’t have time to heal the injury. Now the question, with only one of his arms useable, does he defend with his shield, or forego defense for attack with his sword?

He decided that since he had a spellsword with him, he would be on the defensive, and keep the beasts attention on him. He said a little prayer in his thoughts that his ally was reliable, and most importantly, with his sword dropped, and his shield on his good arm, that Miercoles was able to kill this thing before they both died.