The Dragon's Silent Shadow
He dropped his weapons, clawing at his burning chest.
Saoirse kicked him. He fell backward, tumbling out of the open elevator door and falling into the dark shaft below. His scream faded into the distance.
Tristan dispatched the second assassin with a precise thrust to the heart.
Silence returned to the cage, save for their heavy breathing.
Tristan turned to her. He looked at her hand. It was smoking slightly.
"You cooked him," Tristan breathed.
"He was in my way," Saoirse said, her voice shaking.
Tristan looked at the open hatch.