ALICE HELD HER breath, eyeing the gleaming rapier tip that was right in front of her face. Her memories flashed back to what seemed like forever ago when she was in a similar situation. Back then, she had been in the middle of a forest. Unlike the present, she was at the other end of the tip, not getting protected by the weapon like right now.
"Who are you?" Miles calmly asked, his blade unwavering as he held the attacker's line of sight.
The man behind the mask simply clicked his tongue in annoyance, though he said no word. Seeing that there was a lack of reaction, Miles raised the blade, repelling the man. He stumbled back a little, obviously no match for the knight that protected the Ragan family.
Alice was pulled to her feet swiftly by Miles, who pointed the rapier at the assailant still. He didn't look away, offering the man no chances to launch a surprise attack. Instead, he held Alice close, using his own body to protect her from harm's way.
