It was slow work, but working in a formation always is as it required everyone to act their part, to act in unison and as one.   The crew of the<em>Emerald Wind</em>might not have too many seasons under their belt, but all were veterans of the Imperial Navy and it did not take long for each of them to work together.   Okibura's huge tower shield provided enough cover for Sai and Markus, and none of the attacker's arrows found their mark.   Markus fired his bow, but with their attackers still nothing more than dark shadows, it was difficult to tell if he hit anyone.<br/><br/>The group moved together thirty paces, and they were proving to their attackers that even in an ambush that the crew of the Star Dancer is no easy meat.   However, the attackers proved they were not insane, sticking to tactics that were proving ineffective.   From the rooftops, dropping down sixty paces in front of them.   The two ,em on the far sides each had shot bows that they were drawing back as the other group of four men advanced.