Andrew Basset
The woman put up a convincing act of being helpless and afraid, but at this distance, Andrew's heightened sense of empathy would pick up just a little bit of deceit. The two of them were not alone, either.
Suddenly, a dagger materialized out of nowhere in the woman's hand, and she quickly put it to Andrew's throat at lightning speed. "Any sudden movement and your throat gets cut!" She barked.
Out from the bushes, six men came. Two of them, a man and a woman, had bows, arrows at the ready and aimed directly at Andrew. There was another, a woman, who had no weapons save for an iron shortsword sheathed at her hip, but small flames danced around her fingertips. The remaining three were men - two held swords and the third a hatchet, but they all had wooden shields. The bandits all wore matching sets of brown leather armor as well.
"We'll be taking your money, weapons, and anything else of value." The woman said, standing up but still holding the knife to his throat as a smug grin of satisfaction spread across her face. She also gestured for him to stand as well. Then, unable to resist, she added: "Thank you very much."
With her hand no longer covering the 'wound', Andrew would notice that there was a cut where the shirt was stained, but no fresh blood was leaking out. Which meant that this was either the shirt of a previous victim or she herself had been wounded wearing it. It was most likely the former.
Beneath the gold, the Bitter Steel.
13-Jul-2015 22:21:53
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