The wedding party had become a center of chaos. Southern soldiers fought against goblin and palace guards, the whole room a battlefield. Marianne looked around furiously, until her eyes landed on Bay. He stood in the center of the chaos, expression calm and sword bloody.
"Bay!"
He turned and smirked when he saw her- he looked so much like Roland, she was taken aback. "Glad you two could join us. Hazel!"
Then something pounced.
"Marianne!" Bog yelled as the two rolled. Claws and fangs shone as they wrestled. Marianne grunted as Hazel pinned her down, struggling against the smaller girl. But the girl, in her Darkened form, was so strong.
"I'm going to kill you." Hazel whispered, her breathing hard and angry. She slammed Marianne's head against the stone floor. "I'm going to kill you, bitch, just like you did to my father and brother."
"Hazel!"
The girl looked up. "What?"
Bay stood there. "Enough."
There was a moment...then Hazel groaned. "Fine."
Her fist reared up, then all went black.