Vaeri stifled a giggle at Tobias' attempt at bravery. He was not a strong individual, but he got an A for effort. Coming out to face this foe in the shape he was in took real guts. This brief lapse in concentration cost her a second of reaction. Vaeri managed to barely step out of the way of the charging hellhound and received a deep, ragged gash in her left arm for the trouble. She took a second to check that her arm wasn't completely useless. There was no bone showing. It'd have to do. From there, Lob and Fiona entered, managing to injure the Hellhound and knock the antipaladin off. Just as well, it would make retrieving the first ingredient and smiting the unholy man all the easier.

She spotted Hugh charge in to attack with a sword, and decided to help a brother out. As he came from the front, she rushed in from the back. Vaeri lifted her axe well above, letting her hands slide to the very bottom of the handle, optimizing its strength and range for this attack, but here she was committed to the blow. It would be hard to recover. The plan was to split the anti-paladin's skull like a watermelon whil distracted by Hugh. Or be gutted by Hugh while he was distracted with the axe. She wasn't picky.