"You really have a death wish, don't you? "Isolde said, hands on her hips. Her eyes widened before she could call a warning, two men slipped from the trees, their eyes intent on Marius. Without thinking, she traced a circle in the air above herself and her life partner. The air shimmered as a visual bubble surrounded them. One of the men threw a war hammer at it, but the hammer bounced off, hitting the man in the face.<br/><br/>With him down, Isolde reached through the bubble and flicked her fingers at the man. He exploded in a shower of bones and blood. The bubble evaporated around them.<br/><br/>Puffing a little from the tense excitement, Isolde pushed her hair from her face and turned to Lord Marius.<br/><br/>"Do you believe in me now?"