[center][h2]Tomoe[/h2][/center]

Tomoe nodded to her orders; she gripped her weapon and charged into the group of Footmen advancing upon the king. She held the shielded weapon horizontally, like a plow, and bashed the soldiers to knock them to the ground, before swinging the blade around, hopping back, and dealing crippling slashes to the footmen who were trying to get up.

"I damn well could have guessed," Tomoe muttered. Why should she guess any different? But it was her orders to protect the royal families. And so, she said, "King Azure, please take the girl and get to safety. We'll handle these miscreants."