A sharp shout interrupted their movements. “Who’s there?”

the essence now.

With discovery, stealth was unnecessary. The group leaped into action, engaging in a fierce melee. The sounds of the fight echoed inside the building.

“What’s happening out there?” the leader of the captors asked, frowning.

“Somebody’s here, not sure who. They’re tough, definitely skilled,” someone nervously reported. “Could we have been discovered?”

“How could anyone find this place!” the leader snapped, his face pale with anger.

Silence followed as they realized they had company.

secretly working on the ropes binding their hands. Soon enough, the knots were undone, and with a

before their captors could react. Caught off guard, the leader stumbled

fighting stances, the leader looked utterly dismayed. “This is your

worked seamlessly together, demonstrating impressive

eyes, cool and detached, swept over the leader of their assailants. “Too bad you’re learning this too late,” she said with a

leader again. The strategy was clear: capture the leader, and the

old injury hindering her abilities, their coordination was

frustration clear in his

until now had

keep their

a blow. She swiftly kicked an attacker away

she admitted, a trace of bitterness in her tone. In her prime, these adversaries would have been no match for

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