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"Lord Valkari decided that we shall be departing at dusk." Issildia replied in a distant manner, ignoring Kiris for the time being.
"Though if time is needed for your people to arrive Hykoshi, I advise that you speak with Agara..."

"How dare you!" exclaimed Kiris, at her opponent's apparent disregard for their former conversation. Her hand went for her sword as if to act in challenge.

Issildia regarded Kiris's words with little attention as the woman drew her blade.
"If you mean to kill me...then do it properly...hire someone better than yourself to try." she said with disdain as she turned to leave.
It was easy enough to pick up the heavy footfalls of her opponent as she advanced quickly upon her target. It was obvious that Lady Illendi relied on strength and power, though a potent form of fighting, it had its faults.

At the last moment when the ragged blade of the katana came in for a wide left slash Issildia turned in an unseen instant with nothing more than a kunai held at a slight angle to deflect the blow. Kiris's attack went wide, the momentum of the katana taking her balance with it. Issildia easily caught Kiris's right arm, and with a deft move, there was a grinding of bone as the shoulder blade slipped out of the socket, thus leaving Kiris's sword arm useless until the bone was set back into place.

"Dolle naa lost" Issildia muttered disdainfully as she released her opponent's arm, leaving Kiris to stumble back a matter of steps. Without waiting for a response from the defeated; Issildia turned to leave Kiris in the dusty street clutching at her dislodged shoulder.

"I suppose if need be we can wait for your comrades Hykoshi...I would prefer otherwise...but if you insist." Issildia stated in a conversational manner as she and Kyrion departed from the scene as if nothing had transpired.


(Translations-"Dolle naa lost"= "You fool"

Hykoshi had almost drawn his blade, but he had sensed herfluid movement. It was the first time that she had shocked him, and he was sure it was not her last time. He fell into step with her. "They canmeet us there, the group are not imbeciles, and can trackme anywhere. They could arrive before us even, ifthey understand my meanings." He looked at the side of Issildia's head. "..such a powerful aura and profile... and she's so young...." Mae caughtup with Hykoshi, and cuddled up to his right arm, not saying a word. Jinzo also appeared, following the group.

"They overpower you in numbers. Numbers that know what their doing too. Well-trained, well-manipulated, and the communicate well too." He shook his head, "As far as I can tell, they have a perfect form of attack. I cut off a route of their commmunication, and they didn't fall into chaos, they continued without flaw.as far as I can tell, the only way to counter that is to limit their mobility and communique asmuch as possible, maybe scare them a little. It seems they have a shakeable pride though. One who broke his sword was absolutely useless afterwards." He looked down to his wife, and then back up. "I do not know why they attacked us. I presume it is for the prestige and powerof owning the land, or maybe the pride of destroying evryone else. I thought it was for my sword, the onethe clan was originally named after, but they destroyed that in the battle." Hykoshi sighed, "It is mystifying how after a day and a half of mad fighting, they gave us terms of surrender. As far as I can tell, they've never done that before."

"Yeah, let's go. I'm not very fond of the people here."

Lively and happy to be on the move, Satinka led the way to the meeting point.

((Very short, but there's not a lot of action going on yet))

((Yeah I know it seems like our characters have been idleing most of this time sweatdrop ))

Following Satinka Ashrem kept up with her, walking only slightly behind his fellow assasin.

"As I explained, I tried that. They know, or at least informed of what to do if they cannot recieve communication. I think this would only delay us. They may be able to see in the dark, I am not sure. Their eyes are horrific to look at, just to say the least. I think if we could find a way to cut supplies, it would be beyond useful."

"None of my soldiers follow mindlessly." Hykoshi said coldly, and then continued, "I will do my part, and I may offer suggestion, but how it looks, thatmay be all." He humphed, and looked downto his wife. He looked back up, and forwards as if towards and beyond the sunset, and clenched his jaw.

"If all your soldiers have a mind of their own then I doubt they would answer to any sort of authority, Hykoshi. But nonetheless, Azure is correct, we can combine these tactics for the time being until we discover the weaknesses of the enemy, from that point our plan of attack should become far more targeted." Issildia replied while glancing off towards the sun as it slowly descended towards the horizon.

"Though I am doubtful that a number of the others that are part of this operation will share these views..." she added, concerned that those such as Darin and Kiris along with the two humans might object to this plan.