Storm and the Prince navigated the city by using the rooftops.
From his vantage point, Storm could see that the streets below were swarming with guardsmen.
It was like someone had kicked open an hornet's nest.
Smoke was rising from several different parts of the city, and the sounds of fighting echoed though the city.
"Will the others be able to get to safety through all of this?" Asked Storm.
"I've got men watching over them and clearing the way for them!
You don't have to worry about them!" Replied The Shadow Prince.
Their dash over the rooftops ended at the rooftop of a large temple.
The Prince pointed at a large, 2 story house beside the church.
"Our target is in there!" Said the Prince.
They jumped off the roof and used their grapples to lower themselves to the streets.
They quickly ran towards the front door snd knocked on it.
A man in his 40's that somewhat resembled a priest of some kind opened the door by a small amount.
"Who are you?! What do you want?!" Asked the man.
"We're here for Elowen." Said Storm.
The priest paled, but then quickly hid his reaction behind a stone faced expression.
"I have to idea who you are talking about! Please leave my property, or I'll be forced to call the guards!!" Answered the man.
"It's all right, Jones! They're friends of Mistress Ciela!" Called an unknown feminine voice.
The priest opened the door the rest of the way and revealed a woman with black hair and a dark blue dress.
"I can't believe someone came for me!! Thought for sure I'd be left behind!!" She Exclaimed.
"The Lady of the House doesn't abandon her charges!" Said the Prince.
He gestured at the priest
"Is he aware of the situation!?"
The priest nodded his head.
"I am, son. I've done all I can to shelter her, but it's only a matter of time before we're discovered.
You need to get her out of the city!" Said Jones.
"Come with me!" Said Elowen.
The priest shook his head.
"I can do more good from here. I'll continue to work on changing the system from within. We can meet up again once things are safe."
They embraced one last time, before she went to join Storm and the Prince.
The Shadow Prince whistled and a moment later a man dressed in armor similar to Storm and the Prince jumped from a nearby rooftop.
He presented himself before the shadow prince and bowed before him.
"You called, Sensei!!?"
"Get her to the secret exit!!" Ordered the Shadow Prince.
"By your order, Sensei!!"
As the hooded figure escorted Elowen to safety.
Storm and the Prince continued on to their next destination.
As they reached the marketplace, they saw a large group of guardsmen surrounding a house.
"Damn it!! We're too late!!" Said Storm.
A shrill scream sounded from the house a moment later.
Storm saw several guards drag a young woman out through the front door.
Two men trailed behind her.
One was wearing ornate armor similar to the Baron they fought earlier and Storm suspected he was the captain of that particular squad of soldiers.
The other was a finely dressed young man with several fine rings on his fingers.
Storm suspected that he was a merchant of some kind.
The two men faced each other and the captain handed the merchant a heavy coin purse.
Storm's temper flared up.
"He sold her out to the guards!!" Thought Storm.
"Sadly, that happens quite regularly when none humans are revealed!" Said Mimereus.
"We need to d...."
Storm turned to talk to the Shadow Prince, only to find that he'd dissappear from Storm's side.
He searched around frantically until he saw that his companion was already creeping closer to the guards.
The Prince aimed and fired his grapple into one of the men's faces, the line pulled him towards the guards at high speed and allowed him to close the gap quickly.
He twisted through the air and delivered a flying kick into the jaw of the man he impaled, sending him flying backwards into two over men.
The remaining men cried out in alarm and tried to draw their weapons, but the Prince killed two more of them quickly with a few well thrown knives before they even managed to draw their weapons.
Three men managed to draw their weapons and rushed at their attacker.
The Prince took a battle ready stance, but drew no weapon.
Storm took off running but the guardsmen reached The Shadow Prince before Storm could arrive.
The Prince ducked underneath an sweep of a guard's sword, before delivering a roundhouse kick to the man's jaw.
Two men rushed at him from the side, but he rolled forward and one of the men ended up stabbing his fellow guardsman in the chest.
Someone grabbed the prince from behind and tried to restrain him, while a guardsman with a halberd charged him from the front.
He broke the man's grip by hitting him with the back of his head, breaking his nose in the process, he then dodged to the side as the halberd came down on the shoulder of the man who grabbed him.
The Prince then grabbed the halberd and punched it's wielder in the face, before turning the weapon around and stabbing it's owner with his own weapon.
Trying to duplicate The Shadow Prince's maneuver, Storm fired the grapple at one of the last few guards still standing.
He underestimated the strength of the grapple however and flew at high speed towards the guard.
They collided and they both rolled on the ground.
A hand entered Storm's view and he looked up to see the Prince standing over him with his hand extended.
"Good effort!! But your finesse needs some work!!" Joked the Shadow Prince.
They turned to the Kitsune, who was currently on her knees and sobbing.
"He betrayed me!!" Called Morrigan.
The Shadow Prince placed a hand on her shoulder.
"It's the gamble we take everytime we reveal our true selves to another.
I'm sorry that your partner failed this test."
"We need to go!! There will be more coming." Suggested Storm.
The Shadow Prince held out a hand and lifted Morrigan to her feet.
"Come, child. It's time to go home!"