First Blow
Maher Adoni
Maher Cursed as his spell showed none of the effect of the first attack, evidently it as not an elemental reaction to water that had caused the effect... and that was about as far as his thoughts got before he realised the construct was diving straight at him and instinctively tried to deflect the attack with a blast of water. The Impact still came, and still hurt... a lot he realised as he tried to roll onto his back from where he had landed. Cracked ribs were unfortunately not a new sensation for him, Templar training was harsh at times and life on the road before that had not always been easy either. He also knew that meant there was little he could do about it until the Gargoyle was defeated.
He tried unsuccessfully to contain his outburst of pain as Thailen gripped him under the arms and dragged him to the lone tree on the hill. He considered for a moment using his magic to numb the pain from his ribs, but such use of magic was delicate if he didn't want to overdo it and it meant he would be effectively out of action while he did so leaving his comrades a man down in their struggle. Instead he gritted his teeth as Thailen propped him against the trunk of the tree and he thanked her. He was about to start casting again when he felt a familiar presence, someone he had met once or twice at the Templar Order with Taigyn. He grinned. "Worry not about the demon, as much as it seems contradictory he is a member of the blades." He said to Thailen, wincing slightly as he did. "Focus on the Gargoyle, try and keep it distracted, a friend is nearby and if she can hit the construct by surprise I think we can gain the advantage." His piece said he refocused his own attention on the construct and began casting again.
He might be wounded, but he could still cast, he wasn't about to just sit back... well technically he was sitting back against the tree... but he wasn't going to be idle while his comrades fought, that and the Gargoyles mocking remark about him not understanding galled a little. It had awoken him to the error of trying to use trial and error as a method of discovering how to hurt the creature instead of sticking with what he had seen work already. It may not have had a lasting or sudden effect the first time, but mixing his arts had stunned the construct for a time and if who he thought he felt was coming, anything they could do to keep the Gargoyles attention would help. His mind made up he mouthed the incantation for the water and anti-magic blast he had used before and let the spell speed towards its target.