Machado sighed.<br/>-Well, first and most important, we would not be able to hide in a village, if someone is motivated enough to look for us. Even if we were able to hide there, we don't have land. What would you work if you were to live in a village? Maybe you have an idea. But then what would I work, or Freja? No, we are what we are. And villagers ... well, it's something we are not. So, we've got to find something else, or maybe something else will find us. It makes little difference in the end.<br/><br/>Villagers are already working some lord's land, and he protects them. So not, they wouldn't need "protection", and both Freja and Machado are professional men-at-arms.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 6pt;"><em>Ixy, all of that leaves enough time to Freja to deal with the intruder in pretty much whatever way she wants. In case you are planning violence, he's unarmed, at least in the spiritual realm. Of course, you don't <em>have</em> to...</em></span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 3pt;">Roll Result: ThufirHawat rolled: 1d100<br/>Second Target Number: -35<br/>Comment:<br/>Result: 83,<br/>For: 0<br/>Total: 0<br/><br/>Roll Result: ThufirHawat rolled: 1d100<br/>Second Target Number: -35<br/>Comment:<br/>Result: 94,<br/>For: 0,<br/>Total: 0<br/><br/>Roll Result: ThufirHawat rolled: 1d100<br/>Second Target Number: -69<br/>Comment:<br/>Result: 24,<br/>For: 0,<br/>Total: 0<br/></span><br/><br/>The spirits grappled. Her opponent was unaware of the danger, so her first strike almost severed his ties with the reality that his body was.<br/>It wasn't really a match for her. He was obviously someone whose trianing was less important than the drugs he had used to alter his mental state. After all those long yeras of rpactice, he didn't stand a chance to parry her attack, and it was executed with ruthless precision.<br/>The man felt he could not find the way back to his body. He tried to run, but she couldn't afford it. The magicians that had enough power to give him a new body were few and far between...but so were adepts like her, and a magician might get interested in her location. The spirit could still be a threat-a minor one, arguably, but why risk it?<br/>The spiritual analogue of a crippling strike finished the job. The amn's spirit was broken to shards. His soul would need to heal before it could follow the precepts of his own religion.<br/>It wasn't her problem anymore. She scanned the area and felt she can go back to her body. There were no more spiritual spies, and she took the time to scare the boys that had indeed opened another peephole to her room. Their souls would be shaken for the next week or so without realizing the reason, so her place was secure for another week or so. During this time, they would be too nervous to risk meeting her glance another time.<br/>Still, it would be good if she could know who sent the man. Alas, it was next to impossible to torture a spirit, no matter how much you needed the information...<br/>