At least the rapier was going to be used to its full advantage; the man who took it seemed muscular and knew how to use it well, and for that Adelheid was grateful. And his original theory that the smallest boy would be helpless was very obviously incorrect. No, the short blond was obviously skilled in combat, so Adelheid was more than a little hopeful about their chances of winning.

The advantage of a swarm, Adelheid reminded himself, was its ability to take single hits and keep going, to overwhelm a target and rip it to pieces, and to be baffling in efforts to track it. Therefore, the best option was to make an attack a defense as well, and to hit as many as possible in a short amount of time.

It was for this reason that Adelheid was grateful he had studied Billy Kane thoroughly; the many techniques of a three-section staff were easily transferred to a spear, and one in particular was to be of some use, hopefully.

Namely, Adelheid stepped right behind Honey, taking advantage of the other warrior's shortness and his side-to-side method of attacking, and whirled the spear like a saw, holding it at the full reach of his arms so that it would spin in front of Honey like a shield, hopefully giving him enough time to find another means of attacking. And if the swarm were to suffer some casualties from the bludgeoning butt of the spear or the sharp edges, so much the better. He just hoped that the dragons' blood wouldn't have any side-effects.