Wondering what to do as the fires burning upon the base slowly dies down leaving the small lantern at the table as the source of light amidst the encroaching darkness. I stand and clasp my hand saying:
"Mhm, I see you're... Lady Hua's Guards. I am Sova Anmao the Silencer under the direct command of the Empress. May I know who you are?"
(Knowing their attitude when I act so personal with Sis Hua back then I think it's best I don't agitate them).
"Are you seriously asking that after knowing who we are?"
Hearing the dissatisfied and unhappy tone I deen it,
(Mission failed).
She leans forward to rest her head on her hands while still holding her fan. I can see the a smile behind her veil as she continue saying:
"Let's just skip the pleasantries and jump straight to business, Oh, Lord Silencer. Bring us to the Empress."
By this point, I'm already spamming messages to Abe as I wonder if my armour coms is broken and also ponder why did Kokkan had to agree to come alone. More than panicked by this point I slowly just brush the broken glads and pull two more cups and pour for both her and me saying:
"Okay, but there's just one simple problem. I don't know where she is-"
*Slash* *Severe*
I dodge the attack again by leaning to the side as the table is cut and the drinks spills out. It seems the one who's dealing the damage is the girl who looks like a mummy, she has unwrapped her giant weapon which turns out to be a massive executioner sword with a cute strap of some animal at the tup of her blade. Her strike has not only cut open a small ravine but also severe the tip of a mountain I see at the distance.
(I guess this is the difference between a someone who trains and experienced more).
"Waah!"
The two kings panic and I ask,
"Can we please at least just let these two go? They're harmless by this point."
(And I think I should learn a thing or two from Abe about negotiations, it seems being truthful doesn't end in good ways).
The feather lady gesture the mummy girl to lower her sword replying:
"Very well, we still do need as many proxy over the land we govern. ,Go now, shoo."
She fans them as if urging them to leave and the two Kings bow down saying:
" "We thank the Gods of Heaven." "
Before waking or taking the unconscious bodyguard and leave by foot.
(Are they really going to walk? Or I suppose they have a vehicle waiting away?)
"Heh, look at them. They're suppose to be Kings of a nation yet how pathethic can one person be?"
The feather girl mocks them with glee as she leans back and cross her legs without the table between us, we sit across each other and I wonder what to do now...
(I give up, I feel like my morals of always avoiding a fight as much as possible is being tested this past month).
I went to my knees and just started saying:
"I give, honestly I have no idea what to do now-"
*Slash*
I roll away from the feather girl's strike as it splits my chair in half and makes another small ravine, she stands gripping her fan that has change into a bundle of blades shouting:
"Are you fucking with me!? I said bring us to the Empress! Is your fucking ears deaf? Is your job as a diplomat really a huge fake!? Or is that scary look just for show! At least fight back-"
"Hweiying, calm down."
The lady wearing her coat like a cape who's been quiet all this time pulls her back but the feather girl tried to fight her back shouting:
"Are you serious, Qiaona?"
"You should've known that he speaks the truth."
"Yeah, but the fact that he is the real Silencer is also the truth! He must've known something important! We've been getting from bad to worse news ever since that bitch got here!"
(Finally, being called a he).
"She must've known we'll be after the Silencer and kept him off any important information so we can have this wild goose chase."
The feather girl's fan transform back to normal as she hits her palm with it saying:
"Even so, I think there's one appropriate action..."
All three of them looks at me with a scary glare. As they walk closely to me saying:
"Since you gave up, don't you resist now."
"At the very least, we can recoup some losses by bringing you back with us."
The three of them surround me and I can only hope,
"Um, I promise I won't do anything so can you please not knock me out?"
The mummy girl raises her sword and I realize, maybe this isn't going to be peaceful...
(Wait a minute... Does that mean I can meet Sis Hua again? Maybe this time I can-)
*Smack* *Crash*
(Ow...)
I close my eyes as she swings the blunt part of the blade and smashes right through my head as I crash across the field of snow. My helmet shatters a bit as I can't really tell which part of the helmet got destroyed since I can feel with my armour. Still shutting my eyes I feel the three encroach.
"Well, at least we can see this is not just some meat puppet. Is he... She unconscious?"
"I can't tell since he... She doesn't have a heartbeat. Is she dead? No, she's still breathing."
"Wait, isn't she the self proclaimed guy that brazenly embrace Master and called her sister?"
Hearing a new voice, I think it belongs to the mummy girl when I then hear,
"Either way, tie her up and call Lady Hua, we have some good news for once."
(Alright, it works!)
"Ew, is the armour broken pieces moving? And is it regrowing itself?"
"Just burn the shards and tie her up. We're leaving."