Martha
"Gweh! Ah! What's going on!?" The bodyguards were waken up by Helion, and one of them bemoaned the situation they are in. Another scream could be heard from north, and someone - one of the other bodyguard, hollered out "ASSASSINS!". 

The bodyguards rushed for their equipments in the room - breastplates, kettle helmet, kite shield and saber. They started to equip themselves – it will take a bit before they are ready for combat. 

Helion moved out of the house, and in front of him was a man rushing with a longsword in his hand. He was otherwise unarmoured, wearing only a set of robe dyed black. 

Helion could see a robed man in the eastern end of this city section, a well-armored warrior, two swordman in the same clothes as the man in front of him, rushing toward where Tuast is. 

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Turn 1, combat started. Bodyguards not ready!
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Stephen
*The knight rushes forward at the first swordsman. Maybe he should have used his crescent blade for this.*

*The long mace would have to suffice. Holding his shield out in front of him, he fakes a powerful swing with his mace, instead charging straight into the man, trying to get in close to render the longer weapon ineffective and shield bash him into the water.*
Darrell
Upon leaving the house just after Helion, Mai spotted the assassin right in front of them. Seeing that the man could easily take care of him alone, she looked for some other target so that she could locate them.

If possible, she would cross the bridge so that she could get a better view of the rest of her opponents, or allies? She wasn't sure who those were, they didn't look like assassins, but you can never be sure of anything. Slowly approaching the Hurrying Swordsman, she extended her claws, both of her feet and hands. 

"Hey! Who are you?"

Exposing her position as she spoke, Mai asked the man in a firm, cold tone.
Stephen
*Good, one was out of the way. Unfortunately, it seems like the assassins seemed to target Mai via pointing of a finger, and he could see the red glow of an offensive spell.*

"Watch out!"

*The knight would continue on his normal trajectory assuming nothing stopped him and Mai didn't get hit. He had to get to Tuast first.*
Darrell
Oh no. *Not fire again.* Wasn't it enough that she was right next to a river, she still had to be against a fire mage?

Assuming he had already launched the fireball at her, Mai ran to the bridge to avoid getting hit, trying not to get in Helion's path as he advanced. To continue with the man, she would wait until the other guards left the house.

"Come on men!"
Martha
Assassin 1 continued to wade his way through the water, toward safe friendly territory. His progress is very slow, since he is in very very cold water. He shivered on his way east. 

—
As Helion and Mai continued their way north, the door previously south of Helion suddenly busted open. Three assassins poured out of it, only to have the first one cut down immediately by the guard in front of him, his guts spilling out from a cut of the saber. 

Two guards guarded the entrance to the house, while the other two tried to follow Helion. 

—

Mai backed off into the bridge, with Helion brushing past her. The fireball flew pass, hitting the house behind her. Luckily, it did not set it on fire, since the wood were too moist. 

—
Even more assassins are rushing out from behind the robed and armored man now. 
—
Bodyguard 2 and 4 rallied behind Mai, and then they pointed at the boat. And the dock less than three meters away.
Stephen
*The boat. That would be faster, though he didn't completely trust his jumping capabilities with his armor on. However, Mai and the lightly equipped bodyguards most likely could.*

"Get there quickly! I'll hold them off from this side!"

*He would slowly back up, giving time for the others to reach the boat. Once they were close enough, he too would move towards said boat.*
Darrell
First of all, Mai would notice the assassin from before in the river, almost freezing from the cold. She would take one of her knives and point it at his head, throwing it right afterwards.

Hit or miss, she would cross the bridge to the guards. *A boat. What a bad idea, at least for her.* It was better to do your job well and put your fears aside, right? Mai hesitantly nodded to the guards in approval, before following them and waiting for Helion without getting on the boat.
Martha
The dagger flew over to Assassin 1. It hit him right in his neck, and the man let out a muffled scream, before dropping into the lake, bleeding out. The armored man immediately grabbed him, lifting him out of the river into the pier. The assassins seems to be still living - but incapacitated. 

The robed man immediately ran over, pulling out the dagger and casting a healing spell, while the armored man tried to take point and stop Helion. 

The bodyguards led the way to the other boat. There was coveniently located paddle, so they can just paddle over to the other side. 

Now that the bodyguard and Mai can see the door - they can see two assassin trying to break the door of Tuast's house, kicking it in. A spear partially penetrated the door from inside, with its tip glistening with blood - though it is barely visible from his distance. 

On the floor lies a motionless assassin. 

There is a small window on the south, and Mai could see one of the bodyguard left behind with Tuast gesturing at her frantically. 

— 

The fight down south seems to be a total stalemate, with neither the bodyguard nor the assassins stuck inside the house wanting to risk it.
Stephen
*The knight would simply back up more onto the bridge, his shield still in front of him.*

"Go get to him! Now!"

*His mace suddenly erupts in a golden flame and his armor seemingly be covered in a red gold fiery aura as he charges the armored man wielding a saber. A right to left downward slam is performed, covered using his shield. If the opponent backed up, Helion would use that opportunity to move slightly north to get to where he needs to be. A duck and slash would have to be countered by quickly lowering his shield.*
```Solar Flare and Blazing Empowerment cast. 5+15 mana spent, 4.5 mana regained, 89.5 mana remaining.```