Alain was incredibly upset with this creature. Cold wasn't something Alain would be concerned with in a normal battle, but when it's ice put right to his skin...
This creature doesn't fight! It pranks, like a Goblin would prank a child in the night!
"You are a coward, beast. One with honor would fight. But... how foolish of me." He paused for a moment to see what the monster would do. "How can I expect a beast that would destroy entire villages, and murder those in it, to have even a hint of honor?"

When he had been jumping around trying to get the ice low enough down his leg to be less of an issue, he had made sure to get a noticeable distance from the creature. "If you will not fight, but rather act as a pathetic Goblin, then your kind has become weak. This will be news for those of my country, when I return one day. They will hear of how pitiful you are, hunt you down, and eradicate you for what your kind did to us!"

Alain was attempting to taunt the creature into a real battle, as he did not care to fight an opponent that wouldn't be a challenge. He quickly pulled the straps on his halberd loose, and whipped out the weapon. The monster could use ranged attacks, it seemed, but now that he knew, he could better attempt to avoid them. Marshall flipped the halberd into a position from which he could either strike at the creature if it passed him, or put it to the ground to stop a possible charge. He glared at the creature and, under his breath, said a single word, "Monster."

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