Sapphire stood there staring ahead at the carriage. Without looking back or even any warning Ruby swooped in and Sapphire raised her forearm above her head with perfect timing. Moments later she was nowhere near the rest of the group but instead flying ahead of them.

Ruby carried her over the carriage and soon enough the bandit came into her view. Ruby lowered her just behind the bandit but still high enough to not be noticed. Once again with perfect synchronization Ruby let go of her arm she dropped right behind the bandit using an air burst to cushion her fall. The next pressure wave was directed at the bandit which sent him flying. As a result of the impact he dropped the unconscious person and before the bandit could do anything about it Ruby swooped in again and grabbed the unconscious person carrying it in the woods to safety. While this was happening Sapphire also did an air burst assisted dash into the woods and began airbursting rocks and various other objects lying on the ground at the bandit from different locations of the woods surrounding the road. Creating air bursts on the opposite side of the road had the advantage of confusing him which prevented him from locating her, but the distance took its toll on her mana reserves. She hoped her team members would arrive before she ran out of her magical energies. Occasionally she also created air bursts near him to throw him off balance and prevent his escape.

With her free hand she took her Kris and from under her cloak and prepared to air burst it into the enemy’s leg as soon as the team arrived.

As she waited and distracted the bandit further she recalled the events right after she had just arrived at the campsite where Joshua was waiting. She had taken the opportunity to practice the move and she thought she had perfected it. The results had been less than pleasing and she remember how the Kris only grazed the tree sending it flying into another nearby one. Not this time, she thought with determination.