Parare: Once each round, before you are dealt damage, if you have a weapon card in play and either an armor or shield card in play, you may reduce the damage by one, to a minimum of one. If you do, at the end of that round, deal one damage to the opponent that dealt you the damage.
"Here is Gattamelata of Narni, a nobleman illustrious no less for the vigorous way he waged his campaigns than for his success in them, the most cautious leader of his age and the most experienced in matters of war."
-Francesco Barbaro