ly, but at a human pace. She moved around the corner, through a door, and

aze locked on the metal gate at the end of the hall. Only steps a

le to the assassins because they knew the in and out

r the assassins getting nearer, they w

incess beside her. She had promised the late crown prince to keep her sa

at lightning speed, hitting him across the head and ru

e others behind him as his body hit the ground, a hole the size of a

g her hand through his head, she did

ay, taking the princess along with her as sh

the gate in an awkward position, another heavy push and the metal gate br

t gate, and hopefully

was going to be full of the

aya put the princess down, steadyin

side her, he was already g

side him, her whole body

assageway where the assassins were about to rush in on them, whe

coming up the stairs at t

pered, as he looked at her,

he clanging of swords and horrifying screams of her kind b

e on!" she

es with inhuman strength, breaking it in half, he threw the bigger part in one directio

ed and tu

old man when he looked

th to escape here alive! G

shirt, revealing a deep ghas

ugh my body and I can't heal, no matter how much I try." He wh

here alive, I would only sl

spered to her,

" She shouted, tears s

old guard had been the only person who took her in, Papa Gerad, as she had often called him, was a widower, who had lost his wif

guard, to protect their kind, Kaya had been so proud of h

ins took her out of her thoughts, s

ry approach with a fiery gro

s burned with fury and compa

the princess with your life! She's the last hope for our clan

g that ever happened

s voice was lowe

her cheeks, she could never leave P

was to protect

back to me."

face the corridor, he snarled as he lashed ou

ng the whole stairs at once. at the end of

knees, blood pouring out from beneath his huge hairy che

, she ran blindly

an's eyes bored into h

stopping with her, all she could hea

ood the mes

ed to give his life to

all, fight off the assass