As she caught up to Quin on the next roof, she grabbed his shirt and tugged him down to cover just as another archer took a spear to the chest. The archer was dead before he collapsed near Kaia. She shut her eyes in pain at the sight of the body. This was getting bad. The army has shifted to target them and the archers.<br/><br/>Staying low she tried to think clearly, this was still a losing battle but she saw what the orcs did. Maybe all wasn’t lost. Thanks to them, she was able to catch her breath and think for a moment to figure out what was there for her to do. Her arrows haven’t done much but take a few assailants down and that still isn’t doing any good to shift the battle like the orcs.<br/><br/>She needed to make her way to Eugene. They were a team together and he would know what to do in this situation. There was a reason why she hasn’t made a move to rendezvous with Eugene though and he was right next to her. Looking to Quin, she wondered if she should tell him to retreat. The reason why Eugene didn’t want his son near him was because he had a soft heart. He would concentrate all of his energy in protecting his son whether he needed it or not. That’s why Quin was left to Kaia, she would also make an effort to protect him, but he would be less of a distraction to her.<br/><br/>As if reading her thoughts, Quin smiled and shook his head proving that he wasn’t going anywhere unless it was to help fight in this battle. Returning the smile Kaia shrugged. Alright different plan. “We’re going to rendezvous with your father,” Kaia announced.<br/><br/>This caused a frown to appear on Quin’s face. “My father’s orders were clear Kaia.”<br/><br/>Kaia shook her head and stated, “We all work better together, and the mage near him is someone we need to focus on protecting. I don’t think you’ve noticed but the enemy keeps dodging our arrows. We’re useless here. If an order of retreat is called the least we can do is provide cover for the mage. Out of most of us, he’s been doing the most damage out of all the ranged ranks.” Getting up from her cover she moved quickly past the other archers knowing full well that Quin would give in and follow her to his father. It wasn’t far the balcony where Eugene and the mage stood upon but spears continued to shoot pass her and Quin as they ran across the roofs.<br/><br/>A spear shot pass one of Quin’s legs cutting the back side of it. He screamed in pain and Kaia faltered in her steps. “Keep going!” Quin shouted as he just continued to limp. “I’ll take care of this when we get there.”<br/><br/>Moving quickly ahead, Kaia climbed into the balcony only sparing a glance to the mage before stepping next to Eugene. “Missed me?” She asked sweetly as she pulled out arrows from her quiver and started shooting next to Eugene. Which in turn Eugene made some annoyed comment as he continued to shoot.<br/><br/>Quin landed heavily near the elf mage, giving him a slight nod of greeting he sat on the ground as he quickly worked on his leg. “So, what’s the plan?” Quin casually asked. It was as if they were talking in a tavern than on a battle field hearing the calm tone of these two had.<br/><br/>“We wait for an order of retreat,” Eugene simply answered. “Till then we do what we can with our arrows. This battle won’t last much longer.”<br/><br/>Kaia traded a quick glance at Quin sharing a look of great concern and dread. They both wondered if they will all make it out of this alive.