Chapter 13: The Death Mark
Instinctively, Alyssa erected shields around her and Markus after she saw Kobart die. Her timing was perfect, as several crossbow bolts harmlessly bounced off falling to the floor. Two darkly clothed and lightly armored men then bounded through the window wielding swords, and Alyssa quickly summoned a dark blue flame and a sword for her and Markus appeared.
“The one on the left is mine,” Alyssa stated angrily as she charged at the assassin barely giving Markus time to register what was even happening. The remaining assassin charged at him, and although he was trained in using swords and knives, they weren’t some of his best skills. Alyssa on the other hand had been expertly trained, and given the frame of her body, she wasn’t brawler with fierce force behind her strikes, but rather precision and agility.