"You know Ember, there is no need to twirl your swords like that. Its a little bit...intimating. Not that I personally am complaining..." Ember stopped twirling her blades. "Sorry...I guess that was not really needed," She watched the black figure and as Ace got closer, she moved closer, placing herself between Ace and the stranger. From past and present observations, she knew that Ace had little combat experience. It would therefore be easier and safer for her to be the one to engage their... guest in close quarters combat. Funny how she instantly thought of Ace as... Not a friend, Ember didn't need friends, but an ally and that his cabin was... Not a home, but a headquarters if need be.
The mere thought of fighting and killing someone else made the dullness in her face fade. Her usually dull eyes sparkling like gleaming emeralds. Her long brown hair suddenly glossy and silky looking. The deadness in her body was gone. She looked like an avenging warrior goddess. There was a raging fire in her jewel-like eyes, and it was being stoked by the weakness in the stranger. Just like a cat responding to a darting mouse.
Ember was very... Alive at the moment.