The two groups walk towards each other.  The intentions of both parties unknown to the other.

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We walk towards the two girls.  Chris taking the lead.  These two look strong, especially the one with red eyes.  She walks with purpose, and with the swagger one attains when you are confident in your strength.  She looks intense though, agitated even.  Is it because we tracked her so easily?  It's not like she had a chance against my magic.  Granted the report never mentioned another person with the girl at the bar.

Lindy runs forward.  The girl in the lead, the one with red eyes, seems to flash into a defensive stance.  Almost as if prepared to attack before conversation.  I am about to jump in between this girl and Lindy when Lindy jumps forward with a hand extended and says

"Hi, I'm Lindy what's you name" the hostility from the girl vanished instantly.  I'm left questioning if it was just my imagination.

"I'm Morgan, this is mi-Isadora" the other girl, Morgan, who seems a little hyper says.  Interrupting herself from whatever she was about to introduce Isadora as.

"Hi Morgan, Hi Isadora!  It's nice to meet you" good thing Lindy is such a people person

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We walk towards the shadow hunters, I can sense the anger within mistress Isadora.  She said be prepared to attack, or hide, when the fighting starts.  When the other girl introduced herself, mistress Isadora relaxed, I could tell she was not planning to attack anymore.

I decide to take the lead while mistress gathers her thoughts

"I'm Morgan, this is mi-Isadora" I catch myself before I tell these shadow hunters that she is my mistress.

After brief introductions we find ourselves sitting on the ground talking.

"We've been following you since the tavern scenario Isadora"

"Ahh I see" she replies

"As to why we're here, well we would like to invite you to join the Shadow Hunter Association"  the man named Chris interrupts expecting a yes

"I decline" says mistress Isadora, not a moment of hesitation

"Wha-but why?  You would be the youngest member in history to join, you would make all your dreams come true?  Who would turn that down?" Chris rambles on clearly baffled by my mistress's action

"Well to put it simply, I don't have the time.  I have a life outside of drinking milk in taverns you know.  I'm way to busy to join some shady association" Isadora says matter of fact

"If you don't mind me asking" the one named... what was it again?  Matt?  no... John?  that's not it...Will right.  It's hard to remember his name, he doesn't talk to much.

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"As a matter of fact I do... but if you must know I care for a group of young orphans on a grassy hill which floats on a cloud in the ocean"

"Fine don't tell us" Chris says to mistress.  Mistress doesn't respond to this

"I see, but I will still need to report this to the commander.  He will probably send someone else.  Ah that's really not my problem" Chris rhetorically says to himself.  Mistresses agitation rises again at the mention of the so-called commander

All of a sudden Lindy throws a duel bladed weapon into the forest.  That seems like a waste, it looked sharp.

Out of the forest jumps a man.  Implanted through his heart.  That same blade.

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Lindy throws her duel throwing knife into the woods, aimed at the exact spot I told her it would be.  Seconds later it jumps out.  I have been smelling it for a while, for a while I thought it was one of the girls in front me.  But I identified it as somewhere in the forest.  It took me a while, it was quite good at hiding.

It pulls out the blade

"Such a pitiful attack, with such a pitiful weapon.  It could never harm a pure blood like myself" the self-indulgent vampire comments

It draws the blade back.  And throws.  Much fast than Lindy.  Directly at Chris.  The blade pierces his heart.  Killing him instantly.

"CHRIS!"

Lindy dashes forward into range of the unarmed vampire.  It goes to backhand her away.  She dodges under the swing.  Before she could return with her own attack, the vampire kicks her in the stomach.  Sending her flying back towards me.  I catch her before she can hit the ground.

I let some of my mana flow into her.  Making quick work of mending her shattered ribs.

"Thanks."

"We need to fight this smart" I say thinking "I suppose you won't be helping here am I correct?" directing that question towards the two girls still seated

"Help?  What would two little girls like us help with in a fight like this?" Isadora says clearly not inclined to assist

"Fine"

As my abilities are not suited to fighting, this fight will be a majority of Lindy's effort.

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AN - I decided to call it here, hope you guys don't mind.  Let me know about any grammatical errors you see and leave a comment about what you think.  Thanks.