It had been both a exciting mission and a deadly mission. Just after the team to Deling City had left the Garden, new Intel came in hinting of PSA betrayal before the distaster occurred. Head Instructor Corvo took immidiet action in sending out a solo student on the mission in order to try and warn the main mission team. It was a risky, with a low chance of success mission, but one that had to be done.

The one chosen was Ashton Griffone. Callsign Griffon for her impecible marksmanship and skill as a sniper. This mission of hers required patience, agility, stealth, and no misses. As a solo sniper, she had to be extra cautious in the field, for if she made one mistake and got caught in the ambush, she would fail. Head Intructor Corvo was positive by the time she arrived, it would be absolute chaos and she could very well be on a suicide mission.

Yet she did not hesitate. People were in trouble and if there was a way she could lend assistance, she'd fight through hell.

So she was shipped off as quickly as possible and airdropped out of the city before sneaking in. So now here she was, on a roof, looking out over the absolute chaos. The tall boyish woman had her hood over her head, wearing her casual clothes instead of her uniform but still blending into the darkness thanks to her large coat. It was about suicide for her to travel by ground at this point. As the crazed mobs were ripping through everything and panicked guards firing at whatever moved. It was difficult for her to simply blend in with the masses nor could she do well in close combat. So her only choice was take advantage of what snipers do best. Travel by roof and scope out the area to determine the safest routes, where everyone was, and to keep a eye on possible targets she had to take down.

Course it might help if she stopped tripping every time she jumped from roof to roof but that's beside the point. Currently, Ashton was on the roof of a house, 20 meters away from the mansion and was holding her sniper rifle close, propped up and poised as she looked through the scope and scoped out the scene. She spotted a few people speeding into the mansion and quickly registered their faces in her mind. SeeD members. That must be HQ for the main mission team.

Ashton was in range now that she could possibly tune into Duncan's comm and notify him of the situation, but she was hesitaint to do so. For one, she was still a unknown chess piece in the battlefield. If she sent information by comm, it was possible she could give away her position. She wasn't sure how close PSA got and would rather not risk both herself and the main team. Yet they were also in a position that was difficult for her to navigate. Especially, by the looks of things, everything was already thrown to hell and just about a entire army surrounded the mansion and mechs were already bombarding the building.

It would appear she was too late in her warning. Everyone was in trouble at this point and there was little hope in even getting out of the city. Ashton pondered what to do now, as the situation looked quite hopeless. She could retreat, but she was unwilling to leave the team for dead. No matter what, no man or woman should be left behind and she was sticking to it even if she got herself killed. She had to at least try and help them.

Watching as many soldiers from within the mansion came out to defend themselves along with the mansion's automated system, she spotted a man leap out of a window before charging the masses as well, taking care of a few that managed to breach the defenses. Despite his efforts, there was several enemy targets closing in on the mansion.

Ashton watched before making a deciding factor as a Mech closed in on the mansion, raisng a arm to make a deadly blow to the building that might crush those inside. Aiming carefully, the sniper shifted before pulling the trigger, feeling the large weapon kick back as the powerful shot was fired. The bullet hitting directly in the mech's right leg joint, causing it to spark and explode before collapsing before it could even land a hit on the building.

The tall woman didn't stop there as she quickly reloaded before taking aim again. Looking at the man with the scythe before firing again at a assaulting man from behind. Squarely hitting the attacker dead center in the forehead. Reloading again, Ashton decided it was time to move now that she had fired and most likely alerted the enemy that a enemy sniper was somewhere.

Standing up, the dirty blonde holstered her weapon on her back before leaping off the building to the one closest to her. As she landed, she tripped and landed flat on her face. With a silent groan, the sniper stood again before getting up and I bolstering the sniper rifle and taking a looks at the scene again, quickly trying to keep a eye on her unknowingly allies. This time, a woman charged out and called upon what Ashton could only assume was her GF. The woman fought hard as the GF screamed and hollared, but it was not too long until the GF disappeared and the woman was overrun. Clicking her tongue, Ashton shot again at a soldier trying to stab the woman from behind, this time, getting him right in the side of his skull. Holstering her weapon again, she jumped to the next building, then the next, drawing closer to the mansion.

There was far too many for her to simply snipe and save those in trouble. Ashton could hear someone yell 'sniper' and fires were shot at the darkness from where they thought the shot had come from. Still, that woman was in trouble, and was a SeeD member, so Ashton had to try. It was probably, no, a really dumb thing to do, but she had to. Although planning to climb down, Ashton felt her foot slip and she fell flat on her back on the roof before skidding down and falling right off. Crash landing to the bottom right in a barrel in a alley. It was a little awkward as her butt was stuck and the rest of her tall lanky body flailed about in a awkward manner. Until finally she tipped over and fell, popping out of her entrapment. The blonde was unsure if she was unlucky or lucky. 

Standing up, she looked around to see a bunch of soldiers pointing their guns at her.

Nope. Definitely unlucky.

Grinning innocently, the sniper slowly raised her hands before bolting. Gunshots and screams were fired, and she felt a gunshot scrape her right side but she simply gripped it tightly kept running. It was too late now that her position was compromised and she would most likely not make it at this point, so she used her right hand to tap into the coordinates for Duncan's comm and sending Corvo's brief message that he wanted delivered to Duncan. Although, of course, it was a little too late. 

Surrounded now, Ashton spun and weave through attacks, dagger now out and slashing at those who neared her. But soon, she was overpowered and clocked in the head. Soon blacking out.