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. The leader gave a shout in
some tongue Torbin could not understand. The six dropped
into fighting stances. The single figure in the center copied
their actions almost immediately.
A trident flashed toward the encircled minotaur.
Armed with only the two stakes, the entrapped minotaur
ducked below the jab and thrust. The attacker backed
away, but two others moved in. A great gash appeared in
the right arm of the condemned man-beast. He showed no
sign of pain and fended off both weapons.
The battle began in earnest.
As one, they moved in with swift thrusts, jabs, and
counterattacks. Blood flowed freely. At least one attacker
went down. A sword fell near the condemned. He made no
move toward it. A trident point caught him in the side of
the chest. He grunted and stumbled to one knee. The over-
eager executioner charged into the circle, expecting to
bring an end to the fight. He was greeted with a stake to his
throat, which the trapped minotaur threw with amazing
power.
The loss of that weapon, though, was the condemned
man-beast's undoing. He was not allowed time to reach any
of the weapons that had been dropped. Nor could he defend
himself completely with only the stake in his left hand
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