The guard jumped when Thaliar made himself known. The guard held Rook by her shackled wrist and held his blade against her throat. "Get out of my way, [i]Elf[/i]. If I don't bring her back with me, I won't have a family. Lord Octa wants her. You will not deny my Lord his prisoner." The guard didn't know what dark and evil deeds Lord Octa had in plan for her. He only knew that if he failed to bring the prisoner, he would have to replace her in Octa's plans. 

That desperation was clearly seen in the guard's eyes. 

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Kan continued to battle the other guards back at the original ambush site.  However, not his battle will play little part in the overall mission success or failure. He fought for his pride and life. The long handle of his battleaxe kept the guards at bay. If they approached to closely, Kan punished them. 

The guards were getting tired and they knew that this fight was going to have little effect on taking the prisoners to the fortress. They became less and less eager to attack the large man with his mighty axe.