Lana ran through the market, squeezing through people trying not to hit them just to make her escape from those scary looking men, she wondered where she left chase, hoping to find him, the carriage would be faster
Raising the gown she wore, she cursed at how heavy it felt, she missed her jeans she would have been able to run faster
"Hey, stop right there" one of the men yelled, pushing people
Lana didnt looked back, she couldn't afford to slow down, narrowly dodging a moving cart she ran into an alley, running behind one of the buildings to hide
Resting on the building, she covered her mouth with her hand, trying to be quiet and slowing down her breathing. Hearing footsteps walking into the alley
"Where is she?" One of them asked
"It looked like she entered here, look around" the leader said
"When I get my hands on that woman, she'll beg me to kill her"
Lana's breath hitched, another death threat she needed to find a way to escape or even get help
with her fighting skills she could have fought her way through but she was outnumbered and she didn't have a weapon, racking her mind for a possible solution
She heard footsteps getting closer to where she hid, shutting her eyes tight she prayed for something or someone to save, she wasn't ready to die not yet
Just as the footstep was about to get to her, a cloaked figure came out of nowhere slicing the man's neck silently
Seeing the blood, Lana held her mouth stopping herself from screaming, she looked up at the hooded figure trying to figure out if it was a friend or foe
The figure walked out dragging the dead man
"Who are you?" The leader asked, seeing one of his men dead in his hand, he frowned
"You killed one of my men"
The figure tossed the dead body towards the leader like he was throwing a sack of potatos not saying a word
"Are you protecting the girl?" The leader asked, not getting a reply he smiled "I guess you can't talk but seeing that you've killed one of my men, I will have to take your life to"
The figure cocked his head to the side, raising his hand he gestured the leader to come
Frowning at his fearlessness "you wouldn't be so cocky, by the time I have your head, get him" he commanded
All five of his men lunged at the cloaked figure, attacking him on all sides
"I'll go find the girl myself"
Hearing that Lana, looked around hoping for a way of escape, she stood up trying to measure how high the fence was maybe she could scale it, looking down at her gown she couldn't scale the fence with how heavy and long it was
Gripping the hem of the gown she tore the front above her knee making it longer than the back, she made her way to the fence
"Heh...dainty little princess is trying to climb free" the man said a wide smile on his face
Lana paused stepping back "who sent you to kill me" sighting the small knife the figure used to kill the man on the floor she quickly picked it making a fighting stance
The man spat on the floor, slowly stepping towards her "that's not for you to know, your only duty is to die" he said running towards her
Lana finally a bit free tackled the man, managing to give space between both of them
Surprised by the attack the man chuckled "it seems my lady is a tough one, it's going to make torturing you worthwhile" he said charging towards her again
With the dagger on her hand, she dodged his attack bending towards his knee and slicing him
Groaning in pain, he unsheath his sword swinging it her, moving back to evade the sword she landed a round house kick on his face making him spit out blood
Wiping his mouth with the back of his hand, he glared at Lana
Lana was Thankful for the one skill she learnt completely, when she didn't have anything to do, she didn't know it would come in handy.
Furious at how Lana kept slipping from his grasp he charged shouting angrily towards her, taken by surprise Lana didn't have time to react he grabbed her by the hand
"You're a slippery one" the man said grinning with his bloodied teeth, "I'm going to make your death painful"
Lana tried to pull herself from him, his grip was hurting her wrist "let go of me you pig" she screamed hitting the hand he used to hold her
Crying in pain as his grip on her hand tightened, he was about to break her wrist when a dagger struck his leg from behind making him kneel and a hand struck him by his neck, he lost consciousness letting Lana's hand go
Rubbing her free hand she looked at the unconscious body and the cloaked figure that stood in front of her
"Thank you for saving me" she said, trying to see if she would see his/her face
Making way for her to pass, Lana took it as her cue to leave, not hesitating she ran out of the alley, seeing the carriage parked just in front,she quickly got into the carriage
She breathed a sigh of relief as the carriage moved towards the castle.