[The question only came out incomplete as a rasping breath as the monster charged at him once more. Unfortunately, he really didn't see the change of attack motion coming, so even as he started to move, the weapon struck him in the back hard enough to send him crashing into a different tree. The sage dropped to the ground after the impact in pure agony. Still, he attempted to stand again, only to feel the pain coursing through his back and his chest. He still attempted a few times to get up, only to end up falling in pain again, mentally cursing himself. This meant that the beast was free to kill him if it so chose, something that Saleh had vowed to never let happened.]
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Then why...?
[The question only came out incomplete as a rasping breath as the monster charged at him once more. Unfortunately, he really didn't see the change of attack motion coming, so even as he started to move, the weapon struck him in the back hard enough to send him crashing into a different tree. The sage dropped to the ground after the impact in pure agony. Still, he attempted to stand again, only to feel the pain coursing through his back and his chest. He still attempted a few times to get up, only to end up falling in pain again, mentally cursing himself. This meant that the beast was free to kill him if it so chose, something that Saleh had vowed to never let happened.]
Great Dragon...I'm...
[He spoke weakly, in an apology for his failure.]