[Jade Alanon]

Jade marveled at how the swordsman could keep calm in such a situation, he was stranded on a bridge with a bunch of murderous people in front of him, how he could keep from unsheathing his weapon and killing them, she didn't know. Her attack had been unexpected and knocked the woman to the ground, her body crumbling and her weapons laying close to her, she wasn't dead but she wouldn't be of any use for the moment. The others turned to see who took down their comrade and she tensed so she could attack these men as well, she didn't fear them, despite their ghastly appearances.

She didn't care if the warrior chose to help in the fight, she wasn't fighting to defend him, she fought because the odds weren't fair and she chose to even those odds, once the others were taken care of, she would leave the warrior and the kemite carrying the ax to their fight. Jade's heart lurched when she felt the ground beneath her tremble, it was small at first but the second that followed was so violent that the bridge looked like it would break. Even with the tremors, the warrior remained stoic, well at least he would die calmly, Jade wasn't about to stand around and let herself die. She used the tremor to her advantage, taking the time to strike out at the other kemite's. The end of her staff struck the one man's face, breaking his jaw with a satisfying crack, the fake mustache was blown right off his face. The look on the man's face was priceless as he fell to the ground, they were dealing with one that knew how to fight and had no qualms about breaking bones or even killing if it came down to it.

Jade had been foolish in looking away from the other fighters for two long, spikes bit into her calf muscle and she cried in pain as the blood began to drip down her leg, the bastard would pay for this damage. She turned to regard the bastard who's weapon was wrapped around her leg, her attention not on the other fighters that were dying. She moved to strike at the actor but was stoped by a great below from below, it was near deafening and Jade could finally see that she had gotten herself in over her head by choosing to follow the kemite warrior that interested her so much. As much as she wanted to kill the man, her attention was turned to the voice that bellowed at the warrior, finally gifting Jade with his name. Shoban.

The bandit was clearly mad as he spoke, she couldn't see his face but she didn't have to, she could tell that he was insane as he threw up his hands and cried for something to rise. Jade's emerald eyes were wide as chaos ensued, the ground was no longer safe as it rumbled and trembled, Jade fought to keep her balance, but that wasn't the worst of it. No, the worst was the pain that was inflicted on Jade. It wasn't the pain of the whip around her calve muscle, it was an intense pain in her chest, it felt as though talons were digging into her chest and tearing into her, gods did it hurt. Despite how much she tried not to, she screamed out in pain, Nymira could feel the pain as well and so she too was crippled, unable to aid her sister against whatever she was facing. How could Jade fight an enemy that she couldn't see?