Sir Robert gives Thrall a few seconds to compose himself and grab another lance before charging again. Sir Robert begins to lower his lance like before, but then he does something that you've never seen him do before. Rather than lower it all the way, he rests it slightly on his shield, so it's tilted up. When the two men meet, he hits Thrall by smashing the end point of the lance directly into his face. Thrall loses his balance and falls off his horse. The crowd cheers. Sir Robert takes off his helm and holds what's left of the lance high up in the air.
Thrall doesn't move. For a few seconds, it looks like he could be dead, until suddenly he rolls over and gets up. He takes off his helmet, which still has wooden splinters in it, then roars something at Sir Robert and starts walking forward. Sir Robert drops his lance, jumps off his horse, and signals someone to give him his sword. Thrall's two attendants run up and give him a huge, two-handed war hammer, which he seems to wield in one hand like it weighs almost nothing.
Thrall and Sir Robert meet, and Thrall makes an overhead strike at him. Sir Robert dodges at just the right moment and the attack misses, hitting the ground with a thud so loud that everyone in the arena hears it. Sir Robert then attacks Thrall, seeing he's open and off balance, but his thick armor makes his sword look more like a toothpick. With surprising speed, Thrall swings his war hammer around, catching Sir Robert nearly off guard. Sir Robert is able to put his shield up just in time to take most of the impact. His shield cracks under the heavy weight of the war hammer, causing Sir Robert to fall to the ground, shield flying down at his side. Thrall then ferociously attacks again. Sir Robert rolls to the right, dodging the blow. You've only seen Sir Robert in a position like this a handful of times. You ponder for a few moments, thinking what you would do if you were in his situation…