[The stone comes flying, and Conrad just manages to sidestep it, though it was quick through the air and he didn't get away entirely, the stone grazing his shoulder. Luckily, not the shoulder of his sword arm.]
[Dodging the rock and the half-misstep he took correcting his path after being hit has taken its toll, and his quarry is now just that much further out of reach. Conrad doesn't stop yet though, putting on a burst of speed tin one last attempt to catch up.]