06-25-2009, 04:21 AM
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Moving quickly from passage to passage were two odd figures. One figure, an elderly man clad in little. The other, an elf. Time was not on their side and they knew it. They rushed ill-prepared for what awaited them without even a piece of leather to slow a knife, or a staff to ward off guards.
As much as it pained Daniel, he had to trust Marcus. He heard of the Guardians but thought all were long gone. Now he was being led by one. He hoped he could reach Robin in time. He hoped he could bring her back.
âDo you have ANY idea where weâre going,â he demanded between breaths.
âNot a damn one, boy.â Marcus was as anxious as his young friend. Knowing the orderâs intention forced him to go after the horde himself. The phantasmal chamber he put up should have stopped any from getting too close. He never expected the trap to have been dispelled so abruptly.
Stopping Balthus was his prime concern, but now there was Tiberius to contend with. He would have to be killed.
And of the girl...?
Moving quickly from passage to passage were two odd figures. One figure, an elderly man clad in little. The other, an elf. Time was not on their side and they knew it. They rushed ill-prepared for what awaited them without even a piece of leather to slow a knife, or a staff to ward off guards.
As much as it pained Daniel, he had to trust Marcus. He heard of the Guardians but thought all were long gone. Now he was being led by one. He hoped he could reach Robin in time. He hoped he could bring her back.
âDo you have ANY idea where weâre going,â he demanded between breaths.
âNot a damn one, boy.â Marcus was as anxious as his young friend. Knowing the orderâs intention forced him to go after the horde himself. The phantasmal chamber he put up should have stopped any from getting too close. He never expected the trap to have been dispelled so abruptly.
Stopping Balthus was his prime concern, but now there was Tiberius to contend with. He would have to be killed.
And of the girl...?