YOU CALL IN THE GUARDS, WHO ASK IF THERE'S A PROBLEM. YOU POINT OUT THE BALD BOOKIE, AND THE GUARDS SMIRK AND LOOK AT EACH OTHER.
"I don't see no problem here, do you?" ASKS ONE OF THE GUARDS.
"...Only a fighter who doesn't like wearing armor," SAYS THE OTHER.
THEY LEAVE CHUCKLING. IT LOOKS LIKE THE GUARDS ARE IN ON THE GAMBLING! IT MIGHT BE BEST NOT TO DRAW TOO MUCH ATTENTION UNTIL THE TOURNAMENT IS OVER.
OUT ON THE FIELD, YOU RUSH THE ARCHERS OF THE OTHER TEAM ON YOUR OAKEN STEED AND MANAGE TO KNOCK ONE OUT ALMOST RIGHT OUT THE GATE! CLUCK-SQUAWK-CLUCK TAKES SURPRISINGLY LITTLE TIME TO GET USED TO HER STEED AND LANDS A SQUARE HIT ON ONE OF YOUR ARCHERS MERE SECONDS LATER. HAVING SELECTED A RATHER UNWIELDY HORSE WITH A VERY CURVED BASE RATCHEL, UNLUCKILY, ISN'T DOING SO WELL AND IS SOON KNOCKED OUT BY THE OTHER TEAM'S OTHER LANCER AFTER BEING TURNED INTO A PINCUSHION BY THEIR REMAINING ARCHER AND YOUR OWN ARCHER'S WILD SHOTS.
YOU PRESS ON AND SOON MANAGE TO UNHORSE THE OTHER TEAM'S OTHER LANCER SHORTLY BEFORE YOU GET A SOLID BLOW IN. CLUCK-SQUAWK-CLUCK MANAGES TO KNOCK YOUR REMAINING ARCHER OUT COLD, LEAVING THIS A TWO ON ONE MATCH. CLUCK-SQUAWK-CLUCK FOLLOWS CLOSELY AS YOU TRY TO GET RID OF THE ENEMY ARCHER, AND AFTER A LONG CHASE, YOU FEINT AND MANAGE TO GET CLUCK-SQUAWK-CLUCK TO RAM INTO A WALL WHERE SHE IS EASILY DISPATCHED. AT THIS POINT, ELIMINATING THE LAST ARCHER IS CHILD'S PLAY.
IT APPEARS 8 FIGHTERS ADVANCED TO THIS ROUND. YOUR NEXT FIGHT PITS FOUR TEAMS OF ONE FIGHTER EACH. IT ISN'T CLEAR HOW THE OTHER FIGHTERS WILL BE EQUIPPED, BUT YOU'RE ASSIGNED A SIMPLE STAFF AND NO SHIELD. SMILING FIENDISHLY, THE BALD BOOKIE DROPS IN QUICKLY AND ASKS IF YOU'VE CHANGED YOUR MIND. HE OFFERS YOU A PAYOUT OF 3:1, WHICH YOU DISTANTLY CONSIDER SOMEWHAT FLATTERING IF UNLIKELY TO RETURN MUCH.
(A) CHARGE IN AGGRESSIVELY!
(B) LET THEM FIGHT IT OUT AND THEN TAKE OUT THE TIRED WINNER
(C) SEE IF SOMEONE IS EQUIPPED WITH ________ AND SWAP GEAR BY FORCE
(D-Z) SOMETHING ELSE
(1) PLACE A BET ON YOURSELF (-KNIGHTLY CASH)
(2) SAY NEIGH TO AYE, SAY PIE TO GAMBLING! (+KNIGHTLY PIETY)