Later the same night:
POV Ariane:
The sounds of clanging metal came from all directions. Two young women stood in the middle of a garden. Colourful flowers and trees were growing all around, and green hedges obscured their vision. But they could still see orange lights passing through the leaves, steps and voices resounding over them.
"Be careful. She has taken lady Ariane as her hostage."
Flickering orange lights of torches were quickly approaching them, accompanied by steps and metallic clanging.
Suddenly the shorter girl with frosty white hair, Ariana, pulled Tanya's hands, pulling them into a bush.
The sound of steps got closer to them, the bright orange light flickering outside of the bush, passing through the green canopy of leaves.
The white-haired girl pushed herself closer to the black-haired one, her heart pounding. They both held their breaths, hugging each other in an attempt to become harder to spot.
