Asher opened his eyes and saw three creatures standing on two legs. At the end of their fingers were sharp claws that were highlighted in Asher's eyes along with their short golden daggers.
Their eyes were as dark as night and they were dressed from head to toe in black.
Apart from these three, Asher could see more from the corner of his eyes and in total, there were ten of them.
Ariel's voice rang in his head.
His first thought was to go for his sword, but as he turned his head, the biggest of the assassins removed his mask, revealing his fur-covered face, two wolf-like ears, and a pair of cat-like eyes.
"You have two options. Surrender to the Great Jackal clan or perish." He brandished his dagger to threaten Asher even more.
