[Hazu]

Nina woke as people began to stir. She woke Karla and Broc, stretched, adn went to change. Karla and Broc ate near her, the boy glared at them froma cross the room. A tan elderly man set a wrinkled hand on her shoulder, "Do not worry about Brad. He's all brains, no smarts. Like a angered bull. He has the head of one, for sure." He patted her shoulder and left with the other adults. The boy, Brad, left through another exit. Relieved, she left Karla and Broc to go take care of her work.
She'd been there for half a moon and her job was to attend to Eric. His chambers had a sontant shine to them now. IF Eric was in the library they had a conversation or another argument. He never raised his hand or threatend to beat her. None of the slaves were beat from what she had seen so far.
"Does he have to visit?!" She heard Eric in the study, as she entered his chambers.
"He's your cousin, Eric, your father has already agreed." Came a hihg pitched male voice. One of the royal advisors, she guessed. Eric grumbled and stomped out of the study, to his room, and onto the Balcony. Not long after she heard a crash, her and the adviser both appeared on the balcony as soon they heard the sound. Eric was bent over, picking up peices of the broken flower pot, "Sorry, turned and slid it off, I guess."
"Let me get that." Nina said, helping to pick up the broken peices of the clay pot. Eric stood and brushed his hands on his trousers.
Nina gasped as she held a piece of metal, she had found an arrow in the mess of dirt and pottery.
Without warning, she grabbed the advisers and Erics arm and pulled them to the ground with more strength than it looked like she had.
Eric flinched as an arrow shot past where his head had once been, into the wall of the castle, and exploded sending pieces of rock shattering over him. The sound of a soft hum and gentle instruments filled his ears. He would have ran inside but Nina held him and the adviser tight. When he glanced at her he could see her eyes were closed and she was humming. Another arrow was shot, it slid around the balcony and hit the wall, the debrie hitting something invisible that srounded them, never touching the three.
The sounds of bells filled the air now and guards shouting as they ran into the court yard.
The soft instruments and humming stopped as two guards appeared behind them and Nina's grip loosened. The guards rushed to help the adviser and prince stand. Nina got up, leaning on the railing. The guards led them back into the room, Nina followed a moment later, slowly. She didnt even glance at the dead body that they passed.
How could they be so stupid as to let this amatuer slip through their guard... she thought, irritably.