"So tell me, Stephen," Valora said, ducking under the swipe of a goblin axe, "when did charging headlong into a room full of enemies become a sound tactical move?" She punctuated the final word with a lunging stab, and the goblin fell. "You are supposed to be the brains of this bunch, after all."

Stephen had to admit that she had a point. So far he had shackled one foe and blinded another, but the use of so much power so quickly was beginning to take its toll. Pretty soo. . .

"So tell me, Stephen," Valora said, ducking under the swipe of a goblin axe, "when did charging headlong into a room full of enemies become a sound tactical move?" She punctuated the final word with a lunging stab, and the goblin fell. "You are supposed to be the brains of this bunch, after all."

Stephen had to admit that she had a point. So far he had shackled one foe and blinded another, but the use of so much power so quickly was beginning to take its toll. Pretty soo. . .