Using the center of quarterstave as a fulcrum, a constable swats at thug with
one end of the weapon! Critical Hit! Stinging blow to the face.
You are no  longer busy.
[Success: 50, Roll: 89] Grasping iron truncheon in one hand, you twist into a
crushing overhead blow, aimed at thug! He suffers a bruise to his right
shoulder.
Thug makes a quick stabbing motion at a constable with his bronze knife, but
misses. A constable blocks thug's bronze knife with his quarterstave!
[Success: 65, Roll: 69] Thug slashes horizontally at you with the tip of his
bronze knife! The attack rakes your Iridine wall shield!
You   are no longer busy.
The brute staggers around drunkenly.
[Success: 95, Roll: 8] A brute raises the handle of his war club, aiming it at
your head, but misses. You raise your shield over your head, blocking a brute's
attack!
A brute begins to move toward a constable.
A constable exclaims to you, "You crazy? I'm not stickin' around here!"
A constable begins to retreat.
A constable has left vast low and large high defensive openings.
Tightly gripping his bronze knife, thug makes a quick underhand stab aimed at a
constable! He suffers a puncture to his chest.
[Success: 40, Roll: 89] Tightly gripping his bronze knife, thug makes a quick
underhand stab aimed at you! You suffer a faint wound to your chest.
[Success: 51, Roll: 84] With a quick back-handed movement, you swat at thug
with your iron truncheon! He suffers a bruise to his left thigh.
The thug spits and wipes off one hand.
A constable retreats.
A constable walks away to a wide alley, to the east.
The brute spits and wipes off one hand.
[Success: 53, Roll: 31] Grasping war club in one hand, a brute twists into a
crushing overhead blow, aimed at you, but misses. You step to one side,
allowing a brute's blow to travel right past you.
A brute begins to move toward you.
A brute stops next to you.
The brute watches your movements.
Thug begins to move toward you.
The thug watches your movements.
[Success: 20, Roll: 71] Tightly gripping his bronze knife, thug makes a quick
underhand stab aimed at you! You suffer a faint wound to your chest.
You don't see a "cons" here.
You   are no longer busy.
The sound of a large battle being fought is coming nearby to the northeast.
You'll have to retreat first.
You hear the sounds of fighting coming from nearby to the northeast.
You attempt to disengage...
You have left a large high defensive opening.
<You think aloud: Wimp.>
[Success: 5, Roll: 49] Tightly gripping his bronze knife, thug makes a quick
underhand stab aimed at you! The attack strikes your Iridine wall shield!
Thug stands up.
You retreat.
You walk to a wide alley, to the west.