"I hardly think losing half of the battalion going quite well." Tanya took a sip of her drink, in her lap she carried two tambourines, though they looked harmless they were actually weapons, the bells incredibly sharp, the ring extremely strong. "They still won didn't they?" Mary said," I mean if the battle hadn't had gone that way do you think you and I would be sitting here? They would have overrun the walls, and you know of the merciless nature of the Grandal soldiers, I heard they kill everyone in the city, almost like an extermination."
Tanya looked up, "What are you so worried about? Grandal has never made it far into Halteese lands, they couldn't achieve that, even if they had Mordor on their side." Mary shifted in her seat," Ooh, have you heard about ...Nightmare," She whispered the last part, "They say he is a god, everyone who fights him dies, nobody has even come close to killing him." Tanya smiled and said," You know, everyone keeps saying how evil this Nightmare is, but how many has he killed? I mean, you remember China and the vile things they do when they attack cities right? Nightmare didn't do anything so disgusting as the Chinese. And the Grandal Empire, they massacre the entire village! Nightmare isn't the worst of the vile things that occur in this world"
"Nightmare," A large man clad in bronze armor overheard their conversation," Nightmare you say? Have you ever met this azure knight called Nightmare?" He spoke as if talking to a pair of little girls. "I have witnessed him, I have seen his massacres, even the Grandal Empire isn't that incipid." His eyes drifted off into space, as if he were looking at something the others couldn't see, he swayed slightly, a cup of whiskey in his right hand, in his left the hilt of his broadsword. Mary looked at him, her eyes rolled back,"Okay, drunk fool, our conversation doesn't concern you."
The man stared at her, offended by her words, "How dare you!" Apparently this guy came from a province where woman were beneath men," You will apologize to me and then I shall enjoy you at my room!" Mary almost tripped, she staggered and laughed,"What?", She could see the man was completely serious," Well, Sir, I am not into the custom of complying with your request, either of them."
She turned to the door laughing, she almost reached it when the man grabbed a wad of her hair, yanking her back. Mary screamed out, the man threw her over a table, trying to lift up her dress. Behind him, Tanya stood up, her head bowed, her eyes dark and staring at the man, she reached for her tambourines, then with a swift movement she was at the man's throat, the tambourines blades almost cutting into the mans neck.
Mary got to her feet, enraged that such a man would even think of touching her, she brought her leg up, kicking the man under the chin, Tanya quickly moved as he fell back, his head bouncing off the dirty wooden floor as he hit. He groaned and rolled over, blood pouring from his mouth. The two women quickly left the bar, knowing the man was some sort of official, besides they were leaving anyway. They walked down the dark street, beggars lay in the corners, other dirtier scoundrels watched them as they passed by.
"That went quite well, I had a great time!" Mary was caressing her head, the man had tore some of her hair out, but she was cheerful nonetheless, a few drinks would do that to anybody. "Shut up, that guy is a Lord of some town in the north, he is here to discuss with the Queen on matters concerning the Grandal Empire, -"Mary interrupted her" Then what was he doing in such a lowly bar?" Tanya shrugged," I don't know, maybe he was looking for a lay, and you caught his attention." She laughed, Mary lifted her eyebrow.
Behind them the bar entrance slammed open, four soldiers dressed in bronze armor, broad swords in each of their hands came rushing out, Mary and Tanya turned just in time to see the men recognize them." There the whores are, get them!" One of the men yelled, they all came running at them, Mary turned toward Tanya and said with a smirk," Wanna have a run?" Tanya bowed and replied, "Why yes my fine mistress..." They took each other's hands and ran off into the night, the soldiers had pursued but lost them some blocks away.