The second guard was hardly prepared for the remarkably aggressive assault of a little girl with a very large sword. He fell, cut in half, as Tyaethe sprinted past her. Ahead was another burial chamber, coffins laid to rest in the walls, as guards took cover to avoid Marianne's fire. Others were unfortunate enough to be caught up in the coming assault, falling dead, cut apart or stabbed. It was difficult to be prepared for the Iron Rose Knights, after all.

Fanilly found herself under assault rather swiftly, one of the guards breaking through and bearing down with his axe. She stepped back, deflecting it with her sword, and was forced to step to the side to avoid another blow. But on his followup, she caught his weapon in her parrying dagger and forced it to the side, driving her sword deep into his chest, piercing his heart and letting him fall to the ground, dead. The remaining guards who had not been caught up in Tiral's icy immobilization or the initial attack were swiftly setting up defenses, raising shields and arraying themselves throughout the room.

Their were stairs leading even deeper. The Cal family mausoleum housed generations, after all.

When Marianne proposed her plan, Fanilly nodded.

"We'll split up, then!" she said, "Dame Marianne, take Vosahnn with you!"

The Nem girl was grabbing something from one of the dead guards, but it was difficult to see what, before she hurried to catch up to the others.