Improved Protective Parry (Combat)

You are a master at deflecting blows aimed at your allies.

Prerequisite(s): Dex and Int 15, parry class feature, Protective Parry

Benefit: As Protective Parry, except you gain a +2 bonus to your attack roll when you attempt to parry an attack made against an adjacent ally instead of suffering a -4 penalty, and if your parry is successful, the +1 bonus to your ally’s armor class lasts for a number of rounds equal to your duelist level or until that ally ceases being adjacent to you. The bonus does not return if the ally later becomes adjacent to you again.