No matter how many Kai shot down wither her bow and arrows, ten more always seemed to take their place, just how many of these bandits were there? She hadn't known bandits to operate in big groups like this. The ones she always took down before the purge happened, were much smaller groups. Yet even though this was an annoyance to her, she did vow to herself that she would protect Talbot no matter the cost. She then ducked as a javelin came flying over her, she looked back up to see a group of maybe ten of them coming after her. She didn't want to drag Talbot into this and risk him getting further injured, so she moved away from him for the time being, dodging the increasing javelins and axes, that were being thrown at her.

Once she felt she was far enough to where she wouldn't accidentally hit Talbot with all the enemies around her, she switched to her sword and proceeded to stand on her horse in a crouching position. She then turned her horse around and instanly ducked the incoming axe that swung over her head, she then plunged her sword into the mans side. Kai pulled her blade out and jumped up a little doding the lance aimed at her legs, landing and snapping the pole. She then slashed the mans throat. Then took the top half of the lance she snapped and threw it, hitting a man in the head with the tip. Kai then had a shocked look and moved her head to the left as a arrow came soaring by her head, only leaving a small cut on her right cheek.

By now the seven men that continued chasing her, six of them left to go back towards the front line, while one stood where he was. Kai could tell that it was an Assassin just like her. She charged at the man as he pulled out his own sword, and blocked her swing, he then grabbed her arm, and started to put pressure on bending it backwards. He was most likely trying to break her arm to ensure she couldn't do much more. Yet with her left arm she grabbed an arrow from her quiver, and slammed the tip into his leg. He let out a yell as he realeased her arm, which she took advantage of by thrusting her sword through his chest. She pulled it back out and moved her right arm around as she went back towards Talbot.

As soon as Kai got back she saw Talbot turn towards her and talk about the enemy, and suspect Darrian hired them. Well it wasn't beneath him to get someone else to do his dirty work. [b]"Always the possibilty they discarded the banners, but that's probably just my own suspicion. You are most likely right however. With the things Darrian did, hiring guys like these would be right up there in his alley."[/b] Kai said keeping a calm manner with occasional twitch as she felt sand go into the cut on her face. [b]"They don't seem to be quiting anytime soon either, so what do you propose we do?"[/b] Kai asked as she thrust her sword into the chest of a man who came riding towards her.