Zach layered barrier after barrier around himself, his maids, Yan, Rienne, Anerias, and Anerias' familars. But nothing he did managed to even take the edge off the danger he felt as the man before them lightly swung and twirled the curved blades in his hands as if they were alive.
"There's no need to be afraid. I didn't come here to kill anyone," The man said, taking a slow but eager step forward.
"Then why did you come here?" Zach asked. The man's presence was chilling, but fear wasn't enough to make Zach shut up. Besides, any second the man spent talking was a second Zach had to try and find a way to survive.
"I came to Emberise because it was on the way. I was thinking that I might get a chance to see some of Friebel's masterpieces up close. Then, I caught word of this 'challenge.' It was interesting.
