The boon in having someone like Gareth by your side was that you didn't need to feel guilty about using them as a shield for your own gain.
Silas wasted no time in putting himself behind the giant as the strike game, Gareth let out a roar of struggle as he tackled the tail with the flat of his sword again and Silas capitalized on the brief moment of re-balancing to strike.
This time however, he had a new and improved plan.
He was already plunging his sword down into the lift between the scales by the time the snake knew what was happening, it reacting too late as he swung the blade in the widest arc he could muster, completely flaying away the targeted piece of scale in the process.
The Snake let out another one of the horrible wails, making Silas wince from the sheer volume.
He was already standing next to Gareth the next moment, repairing his snapped blade as he relayed the plan.
