At the prince's command Rei nods, shifting to the side so he is between the meister and the door. From behind he hears the man whisper, “I'll be alright child. You keep his head on his shoulders.” As if to prove his point there is the very faint crackle of magic behind Rei and the Fae nods once again. [i]'The prince wants the man safe, and he can keep himself safe, so as long as I do not throw anyone atop his fragile body, I will be keeping him safe. . .'[/i] Of course, now with the old man also vouching for the safety of those present the Fae is even more tense. If the meister thinks something may be wrong, then Rei isn't quite as paranoid as the prince seems to think he is.

The door swings open and the prince addresses someone just out of sight down th steps. Rei tenses, selling the sweat and fear coming of the man, and when he hears a rush of feet he acts immediately. Reaching forward he snags the prince's collar and with a sharp tug, pulling him out of the way just as the glint of steel appears in the man's hand. He's careful not to accidentally incapacitate the prince or throw him to the floor, least he need to defend himself, but he does make sure that he is quite out of the way as he darts in to engage the frightened looking man. Suddenly being presented with a much smaller figure wielding a blade the ragged looking man stumbles back against the door, his foot slipping a bit.

[i]'This is no assassin, but there is no doubt that he was after Alessandro. He had intent to kill, though there is more fear now than anything else'[/i] In the back of his mind he registers that there is another man on the stairs, but he decides to deal with this one first. He takes a fraction of a second to decide whether he should kill this one or not and once decided he slips his blade into the other man, giving the blade a slight twist so that the man is taken down by the pain alone. [i]'He will live, and he will talk, if the prince so wishes'[/i] Rei is about to turn, ready to take on the man who has been sneaking up behind him with a blade raised high, but before he can address the matter he turns to find Alessandro between him and his target.

Rei is completely befuddled as to why the prince is putting himself in danger when this is clearly something a bodyguard should be handling, but as he sees a flash of blood cross his vision he stops contemplating the foolishness of it and lets out a loud hiss of anger. He shifts his weight, ready to dart forward to take on the would be killer, but a moment later he falls to the ground and the fight is over. The first man who fell is still whimpering in pain, however Rei ignores him, slipping around Alessandro to check how badly he's wounded. The old man is on his feet, intent on doing the same, but Rei is faster. Without a word he forces the prince into a chair so he can see the wound better.

The wound isn't too deep, but it is bleeding and without hesitation Rei clamps his hand down over it hard to stop the flow. “You should be fine.” he murmurs softly, keeping his grip firm as the old man comes up to check on the prince. Rei has a look of hard concentration on his face and it takes a few tries for the old man to convince him to let go of the wound so he can examine it more closely. Once he's let go Rei rounds on the fallen men, ready take both their lives just for good measure, to make [b]sure[/b] they will be unable to harm the prince ever again. The meister, however, sensing this intent, calls out to him and orders him to tie them up then fetch the palace medic. 

He follows the first command without question, tying them tightly but not painfully. Once they are secure he stand, looking towards the prince, awaiting his command to comply or not with the order to leave his side. The meister notices and smiles, shaking his head. “I don't think he'll leave unless you tell him to highness. . .” he mutters quietly, casting an approving glance at Rei while he continues doing what he can for Alessandro's' wound.