The three of them appearing before the enemy ranks drew their attention quite quickly. Though they weren't attacking right away, which surprised Sanguine a little. Though this might become a great opportunity. They had walked far enough away from the village now that the people there wouldn't hear them. And Bartholmew was still ordering his men around too. So they could have a little bit of private time with these enemy troops. Oliver was immediately raring to go though, already starting with his flames. The vampiress put a hand on his shoulder, smiling a little as a short extra plan was forming in her head. This could be a great opportunity for some rumours to start spreading around. "Not so fast, Oliver. I get that you're all excited and ready to go, but let's have a little fun first. I think this situation can benefit from a little theatrical performance first."

Sanguine's free hand lifted up, engulfing the three of them in a dark blue light. A telltale sign of her giving some buffs. In particular; ice shield, protection from arrows, and spell resistance. Plus, just to be sure, an ani-scrying spell on herself, which covered an area of about 300 feet. She wanted to send a message to the country of these enemies, yet still give as little information as possible. As she casted, the soldiers opposing them got visibly nervous. Not only did a man in armour cast what was to them high level magic, but the woman beside him started preparing spells as well. What she did next caught them all a little off guard though.

The woman stepped forwards, towards the large group until she was in hearing range without having to shout. "Who's your leader?" She asked calmly. "If you're here to beg for your lives, it won't happen." The most expensively clad man in the back spoke, the soldiers making way for him to have a clear line of sight. "Oh, on the contrary." Sanguine replied, smiling evilly. "I'm here to give [i]you[/i] an opportunity to beg for [i]your[/i] life." The man laughed, a confident and smug smile on his lips. "Just the three of you? I have 60 men with me." Sanguine chuckled a little herself. "Indeed. Hardly a fair fight. You'd need several times as many if you want to take us on. This is your only chance, sir. Surrender, and we'll let you live." The man obviously thought she was bluffing, as she quickly turned to one of the archers standing beside him. "Shoot her." Two arrows flew Sanguine's way, though neither even connected. They simply bounced off the air around her, thanks to her arrow protection buff. She sighed, shaking her head a little. "Don't say I didn't warn you." She then turned around again, heading back to the other two.

"Oliver, I'd say you take on the soldiers and archers. You're better equipped against physical attacks. And since I have far higher magic resistance, I'll deal with the mages and that cleric looking guy." A "kill them!" was ordered behind her, the leader speaking once again. At which point Sanguine turned around, swiping her arm through the air as two tennis ball-sized balls of ice appeared in front of her in the air. Until now she had used only her level 2 spell. Simple ice shards of varying sizes. Now, she was going to use a level 4 spell with an area of effect. Two balls flew towards the two lines of mages in the back, and one flew right at the leader. The two exploded, immediately perforating 3 mages in total with tiny shards of ice. The leader apparently had some kind of nullifying buff though, as the ball aimed towards him disappeared right before it reached him. Still, Sanguine was glad her threats could be backed up by her magic. These mages couldn't be that strong if three of them already died this quickly.