*Elbow catches the enchanted mace from Tod, and then the sword from Nasas and shouts his thanks. With the sword in his left hand, he blocks the blow of an undead warrior's blade. Metal clangs against metal. The warrior throws his weight forward against the blade and Elbow feels his balance swaying. As he steps back, he swings upward with the mace, catching the skeletal warrior under the chin. The jawbone splits and falls. The warrior reels backward, then regains balance. As the jawless thing staggers about, Elbow's eyesight flashes with pale light, then with a vision of the warrior charging in slow motion.*

*A sense of calm comes over Elbow. These visitations had been common in his days with the Queen's Guard, but not so frequent in the Garden. It is a welcomed return.*

*The warrior lunges foward in the exact same motion Elbow had seen a moment before. This time, Elbow's mace is already swinging in a wide arc, and it connects at the side of the skull, shattering it to bits The headless skeleton falls to the ground and begins to crawl weakly in no particular direction.*
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