Gabrielle was rather surprised to see that the letter she had sent had found its way to a woman the same age as her. What surprised her even more was that this woman was a few inches taller than her and for an assassin had a clear enough voice that showed no guilt.

Her aura was also interesting; normally someone of a murderous calibre would be surrounded in a black outline. This woman had no such thing, instead, a blue aura surrounded her and a deeper insight into her aura showed Gabrielle that this woman had deep ties with water. As though she had been born with the innate ability to control and bend water to her will.

“I did send the letter of which you spoke of. Though I was not expecting someone quite like you. Regardless, your unjustifiable sins mark you as an appropriate target.”

She took a few steps forward towards the assassin. The lighting conditions where getting no better though it was evident that the woman had realised that she was coming closer. Gabrielle spoke again,

“I am Gabrielle. Normally I wouldn’t make it my business to converse with one of another species. However I am making the sole exception here to make you further aware of your situation.”

The woman had already drawn her sword, the wind was seemingly blowing her hair around though Gabrielle couldn’t feel the wind, she had never been able to. Though it was only a distraction, she felt as though she was missing out.

Trying to put the weather out of her mind Gabrielle turned to face the castle, when she turned again to face the woman she was holding a shining sword, which reached to the same length as the other’s katana. As she held it her fingernails glittered through an unseen source of light.