“One . . . bandit by the looks of it, Elven armor, scabbard, pistol, Molotovs and assume he can use fire magic of unknown degree.” Sapphire relayed to them as efficiently as possible.

“There might still be people alive inside the carriage. He also appears to be carrying someone. A kidnapping maybe?”

Sapphire recalled Ruby and as the familiar approached she once more felt rather nervous being in the company of all the team members, but nonetheless she hesitantly explained her plan.

“I . . . Ruby could carry me ahead and I’d be able to distract him from the shadows with my air burst. That would allow you . . . to catch up and finish him off? . . . If we’re going to try and rescue that other person in the first place.”

Ruby began circling above them as Sapphire awaited her teammates’ responses.