The blade flashed through the dim evening light so fast that most of the soldiers didn't even understand what had happened. One moment the courtyard was drowned in tense silence, and the next, a cold, thin glimmer of metal was already cutting through the air toward the terrified man's neck.
It moved with such deadly speed and intent that every soldier was still frozen in place, their bodies refusing to react or argue with the princess and protect their friend, afraid that they too would suffer a cruel fate.
Though they heard the order of Akavi, none of them could see the blade clearly due to its speed, none of them could've raised a hand in time if they tried to—
All except for Jinn.
Jinn's body moved forward in a sudden instantaneous snap, his instincts burning as he saw that one singular gleam within the background.
*click1 *hisssss!
