"Shit! How did they-"
"Watch your language, boy. Stay where you are." Rat put up a black gloved hand for warning. With his other hand, he cupped his mouth and hollered out another message: "[i]We[/i] make you the same offer, ma'am. It isn't just the two of us, actually."
With the same hand, Rat put his fingers to his mouth and emitted what seemed like a bird's whistle. Only, this time four black-hooded figures (literally) materialized from the dense forest surrounding the clearing. From a distance, one might assume that they were unarmed. But with further inspection, one could see a fierce ball of what looked like black fire.
"Shadowmages? I thought the Guildmaster retracted all our-"
"There's a squad studying the wildlife and operating in this area. I thought I'd summon them away from their research for a while. And now, I'd like you to stay put and provide covering fire in case anything goes awry." 
The cloak let a toothy smile spread itself across his face. It had been a long time since he had shot at anything. With a malicious grin, he fished in his pockets and brought out a clip filled with ten crossbow darts, then surreptitiously applied it to his crossbow with a silent click. A repeating crossbow. A relatively new invention, but deadly nonetheless. Meanwhile, Rat delicately leapt from his leafy refuge and gingerly walked across the cold stone to a few meters away from the woman and the man. "No man is an island, miss and mister." He then proceeded to subtly sign to the mages: [i]When I give the order, smite the two of them.[/i] "Lay down your weapons and come with us quietly, and we might consider letting you fight another day. Soon."
Rat didn't know much about the Faceless Legion, only that they were bodyguards to Princess Sophia of the Lyokis and could very much possibly put up a fight. A normal person would have immediately faltered and give in, but these two did not show any signs of surrenders. Tricky. With that final thought, Rat's hand was instinctively drawn to the hilt of a throwing knife enshrouded within the black of his cloak.