You could take the crow out of the guild but never the crow out of the person. She was, at the least for now, just a bartender, a worker of the Lux with a set of y skills that went beyond serving cocktails but theorically just a bartender nevertheless.
But old habits die hard and despite of what she wanted she was always aware of her surroundings. The death of Arissa had only exacerbated that old habit so of course, she noticed the dagger before the victim.
The pattern was clear, the kid was being followed and she caught glimpses of silver in the swirling of the cape. Maika saw him so young that she acted by instinct, pulling him by the arm into the nearest shop.
After acting by instinct she realized whose arm she had pulled “Shit” she muttered under her breath “I am sorry but you were being followed by someone well armed” she said in a low tone only for him to hear. "Shouldn't you have a body guard from all people?"
But old habits die hard and despite of what she wanted she was always aware of her surroundings. The death of Arissa had only exacerbated that old habit so of course, she noticed the dagger before the victim.
The pattern was clear, the kid was being followed and she caught glimpses of silver in the swirling of the cape. Maika saw him so young that she acted by instinct, pulling him by the arm into the nearest shop.
After acting by instinct she realized whose arm she had pulled “Shit” she muttered under her breath “I am sorry but you were being followed by someone well armed” she said in a low tone only for him to hear. "Shouldn't you have a body guard from all people?"
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