Snippet #1639096

Alexa looked across the landscape, her bow held in her hand with an arrow nocked to it in the event of an emergency. The sun was going down. It was time to make sure that people got away from here. She was standing at the border, where one step would take her into Morlay, where the Spiritual Elves were. "I should probably be with the Prince.." she murmured, but cast the thought from her mind. Ever since the Prince had decided to begin the attack on Morlay, his mind was full of battle plans. She shook her head, and then saw a man approaching, coming from Morlay. He was dressed in dark clothes, and wore a hood. A spy. but for which side? She raised a hand, and her eyes changed to silver. The man was suspended in a silvery, spider-web like orb the moment he set foot on Lycon ground. he struggled, but that only made the orb shrink ever so slightly with every kick. She strode up to him, and held a dagger to his throat, her hand going through the orb like it was water. "Who are you?" she asked, her voice deadly as the dagger she wielded. "I am Gyon. I am a messenger to the king. I am a friend." He spoke quickly, terrified she would flex her forearm. "Not good enough. Tell me, what is the name of the weapon most favoured by the Prince's Guardian?" The man shook his head, narrowly avoiding cutting his own neck. "Nobody knows, but those who have fought him. And even then nobody has lived to tell the tale." Him. huh. Why did they always assume it was a him? the man continued. "Some say he used a sword of fire, some say poisoned arrows. Others say that he can cloak himself in shadows, or force a man to kill himself with a whisper." she nodded, impressed. it was always good to see the legends lived on. She liked to have a good story told about her. She removed the knife, and released the orb. "You may go. but don't let me catch you again." she said. the man nodded, stood up and ran. She chuckled. It was time she got back to the castle.