[ The split second wasn't enough for Aymeric to comprehend what had happened, or which one of them had been responsible — but he'd seen enough battles and driven his sword through enough massive bodies that his own acted for him.
His sword hit home, sank deep through the firebird's ribs, and he tore it hard to the right. The bird faltered with a shrill, ringing scream, one leg striking the ground, then the other, tumbling, knocking them both to the ground before it skidded past them in a fiery heap, pouring smoke.
Aymeric left it where it lay twitching and convulsing, for the moment, and scrambled to his knees to hover over Cain. ]
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His sword hit home, sank deep through the firebird's ribs, and he tore it hard to the right. The bird faltered with a shrill, ringing scream, one leg striking the ground, then the other, tumbling, knocking them both to the ground before it skidded past them in a fiery heap, pouring smoke.
Aymeric left it where it lay twitching and convulsing, for the moment, and scrambled to his knees to hover over Cain. ]
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