The stop startled the girls awake, and they only became more alarmed as the sounds of a scuffle could be heard outside. A glance out the window was all the confirmation Emerick needed that the thugs assaulting the carriage were, in fact, the men he was after and not some other random band of marauders, and he set to work.
"Do not worry," He instructed the women, pouring as much silk and honey into his words as he could muster. At once, they were entranced, and he watched with satisfaction as their postures and expressions relaxed. "I will go and have a chat with these gentlemen, then I will call you out once it's safe."
"Thank you," Alya stated with a nod.
