She took a quiet breath of cool night air. She had taken up a covered position some distance away from the house as soon as night had arrived. Using her best skills, she had covered her tracks and already executed one particularly curious spy that had attempted to follow her. So far, she had only spotted scattered shadows creeping in the vicinity, probing the area for a point of entry. Carys and Tilia were also outside in their own positions. Rein and Indas were covering the inside. Along the road, she spotted a small group of shadows moving silently towards the house. She took a breath, and gently removed the safety of the special crossbow Varsylos had provided her with. Built like any normal crossbow, it distinguished itself in the round, grooved tube holding a bolt packed into a bigger, grooved tube. She took aim, and with a mute thud, the crossbow let fly.
The first bolt dropped the lead shadow, the others quickly jumped towards the side of the road. A series of explosions followed, as the packets Tilia had prepared in the evening went up in a series of bright flashes, bathing the surrounding area in light. Several more infiltrators, approaching from the side of the building began moving. She pulled the string, loaded another bolt, and fired. As her own bolt dropped one shadow, the one at the back also dropped. Likely Carys engaging the same targets. The group began hurrying, and soon, a bright red flare went up in the air. They had reached the house, and activated the proximity warnings in the process. Three broke a window and climbed inside. What followed was a series of loud shrieks, followed by three mained bodies being pushed back out the window. Along the road, a strange box began advancing. Heavily armed and armoured soldiers, using big shields to provide an impressive all-round defence were advancing. She fired a couple of bolts in rapid succession, all bouncing or lodging themselved in the shields.
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She stood up, and began her quiet dash towards the box. Opposite, she saw Carys and Tilia also drawing closer. Still a distance away, she saw Tilia light a small item and throwing it at the box. A few seconds later, an explosion tore apart several of the armoured attackers, leaving some dead and others maimed. The formation broken, the soldiers charged towards the direction of the attack. She drew her knives, and attacked from behind. A quick slash, she split one attacker's weaker back armour, driving her dagger deep into his spine. She pulled her dagger free and threw it at the nearest soldier. With a loud roar, her dagger dug into the soldier's heel. In a blink, she landed on his back, and drove the other dagger into his neck. She drew both free, and barely managed to parry an oncoming soldier's blow, stabbing him in the chest with a series of quick, deep jabs. Having created mayhem, the soldiers lost all remaining coordination, and some even began charging one another. In the midst of the chaos, Carys and Tilia arrived, and tore into the soldiers with cruel abandon.
A short, but brutally one-sided fight later, and the quiet returned. Inside the house, the sounds of battle continued, she the three wiped off their blades and hurriedly made for the house.