Dark clouds loomed overhead as Celine and Ray, run deeper into the ruins of an hidden in the forest. Celine's clothes were soaked from the river, their breaths heavy with exhaustion, but they had no time to rest.
Their clothes too were torn, their feet muddy and their body bruised, but they were alive.
Ray let out a low sigh as they stepped onto dry land. "That was close. I had to take a different path, one the guards wouldn't guess. They thought I doubled back, but I used the cliffside tunnel." He glanced at Celine and offered a tired smile. "And you… You made it through that forest alone, with the guards chasing you. That takes guts."
Celine gave a weak nod, her eyes still sharp despite the exhaustion. "I had no choice."
The sounds of battle raged in the distance, metal clashing against metal, The assassins and the kingdom's guards had turned on each other, the alliance between them breaking down the moment they realized Celine was no longer within their grasp.
