He doesn't die of the assassination strike and they don't win in the end but it is a very close thing.  The sort of close where somebody is bound to think that, if Meritxell and Gregoria had a chance to prepare their own spells, if Meritxell had more practice and a better weapon, he'd be dead.

There will be consequences about this.

He doesn't die of the assassination strike and they don't win in the end but it is a very close thing.  The sort of close where somebody is bound to think that, if Meritxell had more practice and a better weapon, or if Meritxell and Gregoria had a chance to prepare their own spells - Cat's Grace, Bull's Strength, and True Strike, say - he'd be dead.

There will be consequences about this.

He doesn't die of the assassination strike and they don't win in the end but it is a very close thing.  The sort of close where somebody is bound to think that, if Meritxell had more practice and a better weapon - or if Meritxell and Gregoria had a chance to prepare their own spells - or if Yaisa's spellbook also had Cat's Grace, Bull's Strength, and True Strike - he'd be dead.

There will be consequences about this.