[color=A0A0A0][h2]Fleuri Jodeau[/h2][/color]

Ordinarily, having his dagger restored to him and his weapons enhanced with magic would be considered very generous.  But in this particular context, in this particular challenge, it was clear to Fleuri that this was an act of mercy to give them a fighting chance.  And all of this was just to [i]wound[/i] Thrinax.

Looking at what they were up against, however, it was no surprise that the terms of the match seemed so merciful- they were going up against a legend whose power supposedly even surpassed Volkstraad, whom it had taken a living saint to bring down.  Merely managing to draw blood with magically enhanced weapons was going to be a very difficult task.

And it looked like Thrinax wasn't going to wait for them to come to him- he took flight and let loose his fire upon the hill.  Fanilly ordered the knights to take cover (not that they really needed her guidance to know that staying put would end very poorly), and Fleuri complied, bolting and tumbling into cover as the flames blanketed the hilltop.

Renar was quick to take charge once again, giving commands to Gerard and Fleuri to keep the dragon's attention.  He couldn't deny that Renar had some skill at taking charge in a fight.

As the dragon swiped a claw at Fanilly, Renar gave Fleuri another command- to do what he did with the griffin.  Evidently, his stunt with Lucas had left a lasting impression on Renar.  Either that or it was just a ploy to get Fleuri non-permanently killed in an amusing manner.  But Renar had a point in that something like this would need to be attacked from all directions, and even if Thrinax knew how to deal with someone latching onto his back (and he probably did), it'd still probably be more troublesome than dealing with someone in any other position around him.

Since there was no watchtower, he opted to circle around to the dragon's neck and head, opposite to where Fanilly was readying her knife, from the look of it she was about to throw it.  Fleuri had no idea how good her knife-throwing skills were, or how well-balanced her dagger was for throwing, but he had faith that the Captain knew what she was doing.

Assuming that Thrinax would move his head to avoid the blow, Fleuri readied his sword to strike at it while it was focused on not getting hit by Fanilly.  And if the opportunity presented itself, perhaps he might even see an opening to latch onto it on like Renar suggested.

[@Psyker Landshark][@VitaVitaAR]