Neutral
“She didn’t wake up easily, so it was not the first shout; that she was sure of.
Ari slipped out of bed and crept to her kit, bringing out the knife she kept there for emergencies.
The thuds and shouts continued outside her door, so she moved to the far corner of the room behind the vid screen, next to the door, and she formed up as still as possible. Her back was to the wall and her knife was at the ready.
When the door broke open, she froze and held her breath. A fight was tumbling... into her quarters and she stood back and watched as her guards were overpowered. The mercy seemed to be that they seemed to want to immobilize her guards rather than kill them. The men were still twitching on the ground when the six attackers eased into the bedroom with knives raised.
Ari moved around the edge of the space and headed for the door. She ran into the hall and sprinted through the silent palace with her feet pattering on the marble.MoreLess
Ari slipped out of bed and crept to her kit, bringing out the knife she kept there for emergencies.
The thuds and shouts continued outside her door, so she moved to the far corner of the room behind the vid screen, next to the door, and she formed up as still as possible. Her back was to the wall and her knife was at the ready.
When the door broke open, she froze and held her breath. A fight was tumbling... into her quarters and she stood back and watched as her guards were overpowered. The mercy seemed to be that they seemed to want to immobilize her guards rather than kill them. The men were still twitching on the ground when the six attackers eased into the bedroom with knives raised.
Ari moved around the edge of the space and headed for the door. She ran into the hall and sprinted through the silent palace with her feet pattering on the marble.MoreLess
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