After checking in with the Chancellor Nox got back to work. Hoping to finish her rounds before spending the evening with a few of the ladies of the court.
This time around the strikes would require a lot more focus and care than previously. Rushing around blind corners or up from behind held a much greater risk for both her and the guards. It was far too easy to kick someone's knees out and cripple them forever or wrench a shoulder and leave pain that lingers for decades. A single lapse in control could spell disaster and that was the last thing she wanted.
She thanked every second of her stealth and endurance conditioning for the next few hours.
After the second guard was caught unawares it seemed that they had spread the word. The best part were the ones who gave chase after her initial attack, the heavy rattling of their armor shooting lightning through her veins as the adrenaline set in. Twice during these escapes she ran into another guards route and the chase would grow even more intense.
Though even unarmed she was able to hold her ground when the time called for it. A well timed throw, a careful tangle of legs to cause them to trip, a sudden drop to the floor to avoid being grabbed until she could hide and start the cycle over again. 'I shall have to remember to drop off some extra salves at the barracks this evening' she thought idly as she sent another guard sprawling across the hall. Sweat was building at the collar of her gambeson and that was her queue to pause for the day.
There was no way in the endless hells she was showing up to ladies night gross and smelling of sweat!
