Immediately Lois saw two assassins charging at her with swords gleaming in the moonlight, their murderous intent clear, it dawned on her—they were under attack.“Run, Lois!” her guard bellowed, his voice raw with desperation.But Lois froze. Terror rooted her legs to the ground as if invisible chains bound her. Her body trembled, her breath caught in her throat, every instinct screaming at her to move, yet she couldn’t.Her guard, bleeding already from an earlier clash, raised his bow with trembling arms. The arrow flew—piercing the throat of one assassin. The man collapsed, gargling on his own blood.The second assassin sneered, eyes narrowing on the lone wounded guard. Two more bodies lay behind him, slain, but the guard’s strength was fading. Blood poured from an arrow lodged deep in his stomach, his movements sluggish, his breaths shallow.Still, he staggered forward, sword raised, determined to fight until his last breath. His presence radiated raw defiance, a man choosing death
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