"Is this a game to you?" Ser Kiliment called out as he moved forward. "You are looking for Her Highness, yes? She's with me and for a little fun I might give her to you! I'm sure you will enjoy my game!" Kiliment appeared to be trying to coax Erratus back into the room he was standing guard in. "Surely you would not run away from such a darling girl, southerners always tell tales of valiant, brave men saving the beautiful princesses. Come now Khast of Aestaria you should feel honored to play my game!" Kiliment was obviously taunting Erratus now. "You may the be valiant savior and I will play the part of the terrible black knight, not a very fitting character for myself but I'm sure you will like these roles better." Kiliment drew his sword as he waited for Erratus to return.

Nodding, Lucia immediately drew her bow and knocked it with an arrow. She nearly wanted to bash her head on the wall for being so foolish. All this dealing with the arcane had made her forget about her reliability with her bow and arrows. Thankfully Gonye had the mind to tell her to use them, for she surely would have forgotten to use them herself.

Lucia squinted as she aimed for the slits in the armour where she could see their blue eyes. She let one fly, though time was against them so she didn't have the opportunity to check her handy-work and knocked another arrow and let it fly as well. While in her mind she seemed to be making her actions slowly and meticulously, she had in fact released a few arrows in rapid succession. Turning and taking aim as she shot.

Erratus chuckled. This man was straight out of a fairy tale. He was so deliciously smug, and there would be no greater satisfaction in the world than to beat him at his own game. However, going up against him would be foolish under such circumstances. The cramped conditions of the hallway would negate the nomad's agility, his only true advantage. On swing of that broadsword would clear the entire corridor. No, a frontal assault was out of the question. He knew he would have to be smart about this.
Erratus reluctantly returned to the corridor where certain death awaited. The knight stood, sword drawn, awaiting the return of his destined opponent.
"So be it then," He finally replied. "But if it suits you, valiant guardian, I would prefer to play the part of the thief, come to steal your princess away. It's a role I'm much more accustomed to."
Rather than attack though, he made for the nearest door and entered, hoping that on the other side would be a battle field more suited to his fighting style. It was his only hope for survival.

Entering the door Erratus came upon a fairly open room with a long table surrounded by six chairs in the center and a window on the far side. The room looked like it could comfortably a small group of people in it but Erratus wasn't given much of a chance to access the room, Ser Kiliment had already worked his way behind Erratus and forced him into the room.

"I will have a hard time killing you now." Kiliment spoke as he closed the door behind him. "I have grown to like you greatly, but I have been tasked with protecting her highness until she can be-" Kiliment stopped himself before going on. "It is no matter to you. why am I even bothering. Enough with all our talking, Thief! It is time to see you in action!" Swinging his sword in front of himself once to prepare his attack Kiliment charged towards Erratus before performing another slicing attack from right to left.

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With the help of Lucia's archery and some extreme defensive sword work Gonye and his men were able to throw off the last of the soldiers. Gonye made sure to hack off the heads of each of the soldiers and after he was convinced each of his enemies was dead he took a moment to check up on his man who was nearly gutted. "Make sure he's alright, get him away from the door." Gonye ordered one of his men who promptly followed his order and dragged away his wounded comrade. All the while the door was still being battered down. Running for a near by book case Gonye began to drag it towards the door. "We need t'get a barricade up against this door, every second counts! Grab something and pull it over!" The room was filled with decent sized things like weapon wracks and emptied book cases, and all but one of Gonye's able-bodied men helped to pull things towards the door. One mercenary slipped away upstairs, most likely to check on Erratus.

"Lucia, there's a crack up above the door frame." Gonye began as he pushed the book case against the door. "Can you hop up there and look at how many are out there?"

Erratus couldn't believe his luck. This room was suitably spacious, and moving around would be much easier in here than the corridor. The weapon that would have allowed Killiment to cut down enemies in droves before now worked against him as a disadvantage. Before the nomad had long to observe the surroundings, however, the knight stepped in behind him. He too seemed to take notice of how this room gave Erratus the upperhand. He talked a bit more, which seemed to be rather characteristic of him, before attacking. However, something he said made the thief curious. What was going to happen to "her highness"? He would have to ask the knight after defeating him.
"No more talking? But you seem to love it so much." Erratus said as Killiment took a mighty horizontal swing. The nomad nimbly ducked and rolled to the left.
"You're as loquacious as you are vain." He continued, prodding the back of his opponents head with his cane, right where a helmet should be. He wasn't exactly one to be talking, though.

"I wonder, Thief-" Kiliment sheathed his sword for a moment before drawing a pair of curved knives from his side. "how much do you actually know about the work you are doing?" Kiliment casually strolled over to the table at the center of the room as he continued talking. "Are they paying you? Or perhaps you have been promised something other than money in return for your work... Do you even know who you are stealing away?" placing a foot against the based of the wooden chair Kiliment inhaled deeply before lifting the chair with a swift kick and sending it in the direction of Erratus. Kiliment immediately followed behind the chair in an attempt to catch Erratus on the back foot with his daggers.

Seeing his opponent draw two wickedly curved daggers, Erratus immediately tucked his cane into his belt and drew a pair of knives of his own. The mismatched blades were simple and not particularly long, but they would be more effective in blocking multiple weapons than his staff would. However, what he didn't expect was to find a piece of furniture being flung toward him. The nomad managed to avoid the chair, but was quickly descended upon by the enemy knight. Erratus barely had time to block each of Killiment's blades with his own. The knives clashed, locking the two in a temporary struggle.
"I have my reasons for my actions. However, I don't know quite as much as I would like to about this "princess". Just what is her significance?"
As the thief spoke, he slowly circled the knight until his back was facing the center of the room. The last thing he wanted was to be cornered.

Kiliment seemed extremely amused with Erratus' answer and question. In fact he seemed so pleased with his answer that he relaxed himself and allowed his guard to drop. "What I can tell you depends completely on which of our enemies you are serving." moving backwards towards a wall near the door the knight took a moment to lean against the structure and relax himself. "You weren't hired by the Knights Grandeur, that much is obvious... That king in the south... Robert what's his name? ahh... No, no no no no no that does not seem right either, they would not know she is here... Ah! the Lady of the Stars!" Kiliment spoke confidently as he brought himself from off the wall and extended a hand outwards to make an odd gesture, as if pointing to the sky. "she would be one to know of the girl, and she has a terrible hate for us.... Do I guess right? No I must be wrong again, it does not feel right." Kiliment seemed completely lost in thought as he rambled, it was only until he gave himself a second to think did he start making more sense. "I am clueless as to who has acquired your service Khast The Thief, please! Enlighten me!"

Once he was clear of the wall, Erratus quickly broke away from Killament. He nimbly jumped backward and stepped onto the table before continuing.
"Fine, I'll humor you." Having no real loyalty to his "employer", the nomad had no qualms about divulging any and all information about him. But he wouldn't do it for free. Right now, what he really wished to know was the significance of this girl Gonye would have him capture.
"I'll answer your question, and you answer mine. For the time being, I'm working with a small mercenary band, lead by a man named Gonye. That name probably has no significance to you. Now answer me something. What is this girl's significance to Ostarius?"
As Erratus spoke, he watched his opponent intently for any hint of motion.
"That shouldn't be too much to ask, especially since I'll be taking any information you share with me to my grave very soon."

OOC: forgive my lack luster post, wanted to get something in before I go out again today

Lucia did as instructed and climbed up the bookcase cautiously and peering out through the crack between the door frame.

Kiliment seemed almost stunned as Erratus revealed exactly who he was working for. "Of all people- I should have known!" he exclaimed as he snapped his fingers. "He was last person we should have expected and yet I should have expected it!" Kiliment seemed frustrated, although more in a comedic way than actual frustration. "The damn brat! Ostarius will be impressed by his skills..." Taking a deep breath Kiliment brushed away his golden hair from his eyes and moved himself away from the wall. "About the 'princess', when I said princess in the hall, before- I meant it, I was not joking. You are trying to kidnap Kane's only daughter, which until recently I was unaware that man even had children. Might I add she is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen."

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As Lucia peered out through the gap she was instantly greeted by the sight of hundreds of blue-eyed-armoured-soldiers gathering outside the door battering it down a ram.

"How many?" Gonye shouted from across the room. Just as Gonye spoke a terrible strike to the door landed and violently shook both the door and all the furnishings being held against.

That was all Erratus needed to hear. He had gotten more information out of this man than he could have possibly asked for. Not only did he find out about the girl, but also the names of a few possible informants for Gonye. Only a few people could have told him where to find the princess.
"It must be a great honor to be her guardian. Let's see if you're worthy of that title."
In an instant, the thief sprung into action, flinging his knives toward the man. The first was aimed at his torso, meant as a distraction, while the other was directed toward his exposed head. Erratus followed up by leaping from the table, drawing his two remaining knives in preparation for an attack.

Lucia nearly fell from where she had climbed as something large struck the door. The view was bleak and their prospects looked dim. "There are hundreds of them" replied Lucia as she quickly scurried down from her position, not wanting to risk being knocked off and handicapping the rest of them. "I most certainly do not have enough lightning to get rid of all of those warriors. What should we do?"

Gonye quickly used his body to brace door and in doing so dropped himself deep into thought. "Upstairs-" he groaned as another large hit shocked through the door. "Your partner is upstairs, and one of my men. You need t'go up there, they've been up there too long. Find them, help them, and get back down here." Gonye paused for a moment after his frantic splurge, he knew this was a bad idea. To Gonye, Lucia's response to what was going on upstairs was still very much indefinite but Gonye still felt a little confident that no matter what happened Lucia would still feel forced to follow his plan after seeing what they were up against. The whole move had been planned, though the action behind it was still shaky. "If Khast doesn't need help get back t'me as fast as ya can, we need you here" Gonye added emphasis on his inquiry for aid as he motioned Lucia up the stairs.

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A great change in speed had erupted from Kiliment as he circumvent the incoming knives from his slacking position near wall with a great amount of finesse. Almost immediately after performing this feat he recovered his footing and dashed to meet Erratus' blades, but upon hearing the creaking of a door behind him he quickly rolled away from his knife wielding foe, fearing an attack from behind.
From behind the door erupted one of Gonye's mercenaries with board sword in hand and a hunting knife in the other. Recklessly throwing the hunting knife towards Kiliment, who in response ducked behind the table, the mercenary quickly attempted to usher Erratus back into the hall. "You get the girl; we can't afford to have you die yet! Just let me handle this for now!" he shouted as he rushed into the room to meet Kiliment who was now dashing from the corner and violently launching another chair towards Erratus. Kiliment was, with no doubt, trying his hardest to slaughter both Erratus and the mercenary in a single go.

Talaitha took a sip from the drink, finding herself enjoying it more than she first expected.
"It's not like I can say no to any leads," she replied, taking another gulp from the drink.