She jumped up into a tree, hiding for a moment as she let herself regain her center, forced herself to push those memories from her. But, it was hard. Those feelings of fear and dread, being scared still ripped at her. She could still hear those sounds ringing in her mind that her father used to play when she was locked up in her room. It was then she heard fighting, a scream and metal. She jumped down, moving carefully as she dug into her bag, her eyes on the scene ahead of her.<br/><br/>Darius? Why was he fighting, and who? Why was he even in the forest? She saw him fell the first two, though that seemed to be where it stopped for him. She couldn't stand aside, what kind if soldier would she be if she did? She pulled her caster from the bag, aiming at the one closer to him and fired. It was silent as it went off, a strong blast of heat and fire hitting that would be killer, setting him on fire. She changed forward, aiming at the last one, firing the same concentrated blast of fire, her breathing just a bit heavy. Casters could really take a lot out of the one using them.<br/><br/>Her free hand produced a small bottle from her bag, and emergency healing potion she kept on her. She kneeled down next to Darius, pouring it onto the wound, letting it work before she picked up one of the dropped swords, charging at the two assassins. The burns on their bodies weren't fatal, it was enough to slow them, their defense weak as she slashed through the first. She was fast, swift in combat, and lethal. Without her emotions, she was more focused on the fight, and not the what ifs. But there was a fear that nagged at the back of her mind as she offed the final assassin, the sword digging into his neck. The small woman stepped back towards Darius, checking on him as she sat down, her back against a nearby tree.<br/><br/>"Darius...." She seemed to have an almost distant tone to her voice, scared almost as she kept an eye on the healing of the wound. She shouldn't have run into the forest, but he shouldn't have followed either. It seemed she was scared of losing him.