Ooh, now that was clever! And it certainly seemed to have gotten the monster's attention, as it turned to growl at the new apparent threat.

Which gave Sylvando time to adjust the angle of his strike so the blow would deal more damage. He lunged, bringing his sword down in a sweeping strike across the monster's left flank, cutting a long gash and causing it to yowl in pain. He danced nimbly out of the way of its claws as it turned to retaliate, the move made somewhat clumsy by its injury.

"Ooh, he didn't like that!", Slyvando said, grinning. "Think you can grab his attention again, darling?"