Ratte slunk through the shadows on her toes like a slender black cat, keeping her eyes and ears peeled for any signs that someone or something was following her. She stopped beside an empty exhibit and briefly looked down at the plaque. [i]The royal jewels.[/i] The child in her smirked, before she quickly assessed the situation around her. This was the place that the jewels would be displayed, or at least it looked that way. She looked at the cage around the platform they would be sat on and chewed her lip. The bars were thick iron and when she pushed her arm through them, even her slender elbows got caught in them. She stole a quick look around her to check that the coast was clear, before finding the lock on the cage and examining it. It was open for now, ready for the jewels to be rushed inside. She thought quickly and glanced around once more as she did.

She was never one to rob something without knowing what she was getting herself into. She was in charge of theft here, so Roxy had said, and she wanted to have the upper hand. She had broken into countless places nights before she planned to take anything just to scout out the area and know what she would need to get in and out unnoticed when she did the deed. She sighed and looked back at the lock. [i]Too easy,[/i] she thought, a little too smugly perhaps. The lock itself was a heavy padlock. The contraption was thick and made of iron - no doubt designed to be difficult to unpick or cut.

She glanced around before dipping a hand into her bag and pulling out a similar lock. One she had the key for. She bounced it in her hand, [i]this way no matter what happens.. I can still come back for my share later...[/i]

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Caught by surprise, the guard on the right flank fell with Isago's dagger buried deeply into his neck. His horse shrieked and reared up, flailing her legs in front of her and toppled over onto her rider with the force of Isago's leap.

With the seconds it took for Isago to take out his reinforcement, the first guard, lieutenant in his team here, snapped out of his angry haze. He had been riled by the man in white's quips about size and rank, and this had only frustrated him more. Training had taught him to ignore the foul talk that over-confident foes spewed, but this one in particular had just the right amount of confidence in his voice that it had dug under his skin. He had been seconds away from charging when the 'elderly' man had begun his attack. The shrill whinny of the riderless horse had panicked his own and it stomped, backing up against the lieutenant's will. He growled and brought his sword up just in time to parry Isago's attack against his neck and he swiftly kicked the man in the chest.

Kai's guard let out a startled cry when the boy attacked and he fumbled in a mess of reigns and armour for his sword. He quickly brought it up to defend himself and attempted to strike the boy down. Their swords collided and he found himself being pushed away from his horse and away from the carriage itself. He saw his horse bolt away from the clashing of swords, but saw his chance as Kai looked briefly distracted by his thoughts or something that the guard wasn't aware of. He took the opportunity and swung his sword up at the young boy, growling as he did so.

Meanwhile, the guard left of the caravan tutted and shifted slightly out of formation. He had been ashamed to find that a child had found his way into the chaos and was attacking too, though he left him to it and instead chose to focus on the newcomer - the man in white. One final time, he clipped his whip against the carriage before stepping out and watching the man in white prepare himself for a fight. For now his gaze was fixed on the lieutenant and he had an advantage. He lowered his sword and himself in the saddle, kicked and charged at the man, sword pointing directly at his shoulder.

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