The attacked slumped and fell, Gaius pushed the knife away and grabbed for his sword, pushing the man aside for whatever was coming at him. Relief calmed him as he saw the Queen standing there with a bloody dagger. He was a bit surprised to see her so fierce and dangerous. A mild mannered woman like herself didn't seem the type to be able to kill a man. He pushed the wheezing body to the side, not bothering to give the man a clean death. He looked at the Queen, and when he was satisfied she was unhurt, he continued to run.<br/><br/>Suddenly two other men with swords lunged at them. He wasn't going to make the same mistake with the archer, even if he was injured and outnumbered. He's had far worse odds. One man came to him with the sword, but he blocked it. Then he blocked the second sword. The first attacked him and he grabbed the swordsman's arm, using the attacker's sword to kill the other. Then Gaius took his own sword and lunged it into the soft tissue underneath the chin, and out of the skull. The two attackers fell in mere seconds. A feeling of pride poured over him as he was able to show he could protect the Queen. This made him grin for a moment.<br/><br/>They continued to run for a few minutes, but it seemed they were safe. He looked at the Queen and Marina. "Are either of your hurt?" he asked them urgently. He looked around, "I'm not sure where we are, but this was obviously an inside job. We should remain in the forest at least for a night before regrouping with some of my men, perhaps in disguise." He was still formulating the plan, but he was certain the palace was no longer a safe place. He had personally investigated every member of the staff and guard, and the driver seemed to not only be clean, but extremely devoted to the Queen. The Queen had a certain aura to her that made the people around her fall for her. He was certain he saw that in the driver. It didn't make any sense to Gaius. However sometime's all it took was money, or a threat, to sway a person's good judgement.