See, sometimes you go about your business thinking you've just gotta hit that big old thing over there and find out that oops! The thing's not just fighting in front of you, it's fighting beneath you too!

Unsportsmanlike behaviour. A root came out at me out of nowhere.

[ Claude's smile doesn't reach his eyes, but it's pretty damn convincing otherwise. In truth, he's rattled. Not by the monster, necessarily, but by those caught within its spell. Eerie, the lot of it. ]

You won't ever see false bravado from me. [ Claude's smile fades into something more sincere, letting Ethlyn take his admittedly accelerated pulse. ] A four? It's not so bad. Just bad enough that I need to get it patched up before I'll be able to draw my bow the way I need to.

[ He'd still be out there fighting if this were against a bunch of motley bandits. This thing needs a little more strength than that. ]