Astra could have tried the effect of offering the man more money, but she
didn't like
people who pulled swords on her with so little cause. The battle armour
had come
complete with a sword, and when she drew it she was pleased to see that it
seemed to be
of the same high quality workmanship as the armour itself.
The toll-keeper looked surprised when she drew her sword. Perhaps her armour had looked too new and clean, and he had assumed that it was worn purely for show rather than with serious intent. Nevertheless, after a second's hesitation he made a crude lunge at her, which she easily parried. Astra continued to fence defensively for the next minute or so, in order to gauge just how good her adversary was. It was soon obvious that he wasn't very good at all; after all, if you were a good swordsman you were unlikely to finish up in a dead end job like toll collecting. Astra decided that it was time to end this, preferably without spilling too much of her opponent's blood.
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