[Julian and Sir Siegfried both have I 36]
Julian elects to wait for Siegfried to attack. The Knight Eternal obliges, moving swiftly forward and attacking with a fencer's lunge.
[Sir Siegfried: 90, miss]
Not only does he aim too high, so that the sword passes over Julian's shoulder, but he seems to have forgotten that he is using a blunted blade. He should be trying to batter Julian with the edge rather than stabbing with the point.
Julian brings his sword up, taking advantage of the mistake.
[Julian 1: 24, hits left arm. S3+1+d6 roll of 6! (add damage = 07, yes)+1-T4-A2 = 5 wounds. Knight Eternal tries to parry with his shield: 51, yes. Damage reduced by d6 = 1. 4 wounds caused]
[J2: 84, miss]
Julian sweeps his blade towards Siegfried's left arm. The knight tries to take the blow on his shield, but the impact is still bruising - sword and shield collide with a tremendous clang. Siegfried staggers back, calling to his second. Heinrich Todbringer calls out, "Halt!"
"My lord," Sir Siegfried says to Todbringer, "as you see, my shield has been so dented as to render it useless. I ask for leave to replace it."
Heinrich Todbringer shakes his head. "The rules do not provide for replacement shields, unless the damage is catastrophic. That shield is still functional. Fight on."
Sir Siegfried frowns, but resumes his position. He advances on Julian more slowly this time, battered shield raised, sword held low. When he gets close enough, he strikes.
[Sir Siegfried: 60, miss]
Julian steps backward, just enough for the sword to pass in front of him. Then he darts forward.
[Julian 1: 32, hits right arm. S3+1+d6 roll of 5-T4-A2 = 3 wounds. Parry with shield: 22, yes. -D6 wounds: 5, no damage]
[J2: 17, hits body. S3+1+d6 roll of 5-T4-A2 = 3 wounds]
Julian launches an attack at Sir Siegfried's sword arm, but the Knight Eternal twists and deflects the blow with his shield. Julian moves with the deflection, stepping past the knight and striking him hard across his unprotected back. He stumbles under the impact, gasping as the air is driven out of him.
"Solid hit," Todbringer says, "Break!"
Julian withdraws, giving Siegfried time to recover. After a few seconds the knight advances again, his face pale but determined.
[Sir Siegfried: 38, hits right leg. S4+d6 roll of 6! (add damage: 29, yes)+5-T7-A2 = 6 wounds. Dodge blow = 42, failed. Parry with shield (sacrificing attacks): 66, yes. -d6 wounds=4. 2 wounds taken!]
He aims low, trying to scythe Julian's leg out from under him. Julian is too slow to avoid the attack, but deflects much of the force of it with his shield. Even so, he still takes a painful whack to his thigh.
"Good hit," Todbringer says, "Break!"
Sir Siegfried, cheered by his success, raises his sword to the onlookers.
The fight resumes. Sir Siegfried tries the same move again.
[Sir Siegfried: 95, miss]
He misjudges it badly. Julian counters.
[Julian 1: 21, hits head. S3+1+d6 roll of 3-T4-A3 = no wounds]
[J2: 11, hits head. S3+1+d6 roll of 5-T4-A3 = 2 wounds. Parry with shield = 77, failed. 2 wounds taken, reduced to zero]
His blade passes the knight's guard, striking him heavily on the head. He drops his sword and shield, sways for a moment, then collapses into the dust. Todbringer hurries forward and inspects the fallen man. "He can't continue," he says, "attend him." As two Knights Panther come to help Sir Siegfried to a bench on the sidelines, Heinrich Todbringer approaches Julian, takes hold of his right wrist, and raises his arm in the air. "Sir Julian Stonebridge is the winner, and thus the better man! Honour is satisfied."
"Good," the Graf says. "Grungni and Ulric are with you, Sir Julian. Now, let there be no further quarrel between you and Sir Siegfried. If it happens again, I'll just have you both whipped." He rises from his chair and walks off towards the palace, clearly annoyed by the whole incident.
Sir Siegfried is dazed, but not actually unconscious. The medic removes his helmet and mail, and then his undershirt - he's bleeding from a shallow cut on his head, has a deep bruise developing on his left arm, and has a livid welt that runs diagonally across his back from hip to shoulder.
Julian's leg feels a little sore, but he's otherwise uninjured.
"Good one, Boss!" Ragni says, thumping Julian on the shoulder. "You really showed him how to fight!"
"Yes, congratulations Mr Julian, sir," Max says. Then, quietly, he says "Um, though I did feel a bit bad for Sir Siegfried. He's supposed to be the city's symbolic defender, but... well... he's not very good at fighting."
"He didn't have to fight if he didn't want to, Max lad," Ragni says, "it's not the Boss's fault. Grungni's beard, Boss, look at the marks you left on him! Ha ha!"