Felice was enjoying a short break at a cafe with her escorts and was sitting outside at a small table.
There was several small chairs around the table that had snacks and drinks served and each of those that were with Felice had been busy in their discussions.
Felice kept up her manners and dignity in front of even those closest to her but that did not make her overly distant from others.
She had even actively participated in the discussions and sat there in thought at times as she considered what they should all do next. 'I should really ask sister Pixel if it would be possible to help tame more of the Wani. They would make an excellent substitute for the horses in the polo game.'
There were plans that Felice had come up with to change some parts of the game called Polo.
Some rules or other elements of the game needed to be changed to suit the nobles of Zou and their living environment.
The Minks were already quite strong and fast so there would be clear physical differences between each Mink based on how they grew, some would have too much strength that they would cause more destruction if they were to play some kind of game.
Polo was a game that would require them to sit on a mount which would be what would remove their own speed differences and would slow the game down to allow everyone a chance to enjoy it no matter if they were participating or watching from the side.
Using a wooden ball and a mallet would make each Mink more careful with the use of their own strength or certain measures could be taken to make improvements to be able to endure their physical strength so that they did not break when used.
The easiest option was to make the Minks limit the use of their strength so that they could focus more on controlling the ball once it was hit by them.
Using too much strength on a more durable ball and hitting it inaccurately could also lead to it going towards something else to cause damage or possibly harming others so such a game could not be played recklessly.
Felice had slowly worked out her own ideas for it but the main problem that was in the way was acquiring the mounts.
She had then thought back to the time that Pixel had tamed a Wani so she wondered if it was possible to allow others to be tamed.
If Pixel could be the person to make her plan possible then Felice would seriously consider working with Pixel.
The Wani were much larger than ordinary horses that would be used in Polo so the mallets would have to be made longer to allow them to reach the ball on the ground.
The location that the game of Polo was taking place would have to be quite wide to allow for both teams of Wani to move around while they were all participating.
Her thoughts continued as she went deep into her plans for the future but there was suddenly something that woke her up from her thoughts.
Further across the street, a child had stood nervously and crossed the road.
The child was halfway across when the 'Sword' that was standing guard over Felice had suddenly turned their head towards the child.
They had a startled look in their eyes as they had met the eyes of the child as an ominous premonition took over them. "My lady! Get down!"
Their instincts were screaming that there was danger incoming which had come from numerous battles they had gone through.
Their first instinct would have been to run away but the task given to them was to protect the person they served.
Their threw their body in front of Felice and held her down as the child that was still in the middle of the road had blown up not too far away from them.
The sword of Felice was the one who had taken most of the damage caused by the explosion and their back would be left with a terrible burn.
The force had sent the Sword flying along with Felice who rolled along the ground while those sitting at the table seemed to have suffered a little too.
The sword suffered the most out of them all which had left them all vulnerable to attack.
Each of them were far too disoriented from the blast and were trying to regain their senses when the shadow guard had ran out towards Felice to check over her.
They did not get that far when a gunshot had went off and a bullet had pierced through their leg.
A cackle was heard from further away as a cloaked Mink stepped out followed by some humans that were holding guns, swords and knives. "Gyahaha so many helpless new slaves that are ready to be sold. We will be rich once this is all over."
They all laughed like they had achieved their goal already and the Mink had leapt towards the shadow guard to subdue them.
The resistance of the shadow guard had not lasted that long until they were subdued.
Meanwhile the sword was weakly holding Felice and pushed her. "Young miss. You must run. Only go to those you can really trust. I will try to hold them off even.. if it costs me my life."
Felice grit her teeth with teary eyes as she looked towards those around her that were injured. "I will be back for you all. Just wait for me."
She saw that the group were being preoccupied with the shadow guard so Felice ran as fast as she could away from the cafe.
The sword looked towards her departing figure and smiled. "It was an honour serving you young lady."
They struggled to pull up their injured body and sighed. "Maybe this is my last duty.. but I have no regrets."
Something was pulled from their pocket which was a small metal chain which let them recall memories of the past.
A small female tiger Mink had held out her hand and opened it revealing the chain that had several gems decorated on it.
She pushed it towards her sword and said pridefully. "You are my sword so I cannot have others looking down on you. If they look down on you then they will be looking down on me too. Hmph."
The sword had been mocked due to their lower status and lack of ability to match up with the trends of the nobles so they were mocked behind their backs at times by other retainers or the nobles.
Once Felice had found out about her own sword being mocked due to them not wearing any accessories and only simple clothing, she had purchased the chain for her sword.
Following that, the sword had been given more attention and a complete wardrobe change so that they would not be looked down again and they could lift their head up with pride in front of others.
The sword had grit their teeth once they wobbled to their feet and a ferocious look appeared in their eyes. "Please be safe."
They joined in on the ongoing battle knowing that it could be their very last.
They continued to fight bravely with what energy they had left to hold themselves up but they soon were left more injured with a gunshot that pierced through their side.
The pain was too much as they were being held down and were losing consciousness. 'This.l should be enough.'
"Hurry and catch that brat!"
"Damn! I cannot believe they held us up here for so long."
"Do not worry. I will go and get her."
A cloaked Mink had Electro surrounding their body as they chased towards the direction that Felice had fled.