Godfrey heard a rush of footsteps behind him, and suddenly she let go of him, turned, and drew her dagger.
There came a shout, and Godfrey turned to see she had stabbed a soldier in the throat, right before he could stab Godfrey in the back. He looked at her in awe; she had saved his life.
“I owe you,” he said to her, in gratitude.
She smiled back.
“No you don’t,” she replied.
They continued to run, sprinting across the wide open courtyard, through all the chaos, always keeping their eyes on the harbor before them, packed with glistening ships.
As they neared it, there came another shout, and Godfrey turned to see a side gate collapse in the courtyard, and watched as hundreds more Knight of the Seven burst through. Volusian soldiers fell as their city was overrun, the Knights cruel a
