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"It may break again in a direct joust, honestly," Enoch said, "Depending on how hard you hit the enemy and how hard they hit you. But if you fight them at range and use the reach of the weapon to your advantage you should be able to slash and poke them with the tip without much risk."

"Hm..." Aaron thought about it for a moment. His armored fighting style didn't particularly suit that style of combat, but he had mastered fighting with the lance to a degree that he could probably do this... even if it wasn't his typical fighting style. "Leone, why don't you grab another one of those metal rods for me? I'd like to sharpen at least one down to a point. It's something more sturdy I can use in a charge if I need to."

"A nice back up, then," Leone pointed out. The second rod was retrieved and tossed to Aaron without hesitation.

Enoch had succeeded in getting them talking to each other, as well. Not just to have a conversation with him, one at a time. He looked at Jen and smiled softly. She looked a bit sad and a bit in pain, but he felt there was still some way he could approach her... some way he could get her to open up, as well. He just didn't know what it was, yet.

"What about you, wanderer? You use that knife to fight?" Leone inquired.

Enoch's attention was drawn back that way. He turned the knife over and then thrust it into the sheathe. "It is one of my weapons, yes. The other is my wit." He gave a smile that showed he was somewhat joking, but he was also seriously bragging at the same time. "Of course I've brought a few tools with me as well. I can't show off all of my tricks, but..."

As the two of them began talking, he was able to get Jen to make comments or remarks on some of the items he showed off from his utility pouches inside of his coat and on his belt. There were even a few moments where she'd ask questions about something without him needing to prompt it, first.

By the time Torin walked back to where the group was, the five of them had shifted the topic of conversation to the gate, what might lay beyond, and what they should do. Enoch had, in a single morning, completely expanded the level of rapport between his group. And he thought this level of open dialogue and comfort with one another was going to be invaluable in fighting to keep each other alive.

Now, all that was left, was to decide their plan for how to proceed.

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9. What will the Gate Smashers do?
A. Proceed in a defensive formation with Aaron in the lead.
B. Send Leone ahead to scout, and then follow with the rest.
C. Slowly advance by clearing one room and then moving the entire wagon set forward.
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