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[shufti]

The scene is frozen for a moment. One man falling away from the wall with an arrow in his groin, the other approaching, sword raised above his head.

The scene blurrs and begins to move as Shufti and Amanda come through the door. Shufti immediately ducks down to yank the bolt out of the man's groin. The man with the sword raised falters at the wall vanishing, then charges forward.

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[amanda-darieux.livejournal.com]

Without hesitation Amanda's sword moves up to meet his, deflecting it to the side as her elbow comes around to hit is nose.

Then chancing a glance at Shufti to make sure that she is alright.

[shufti]

"Come on man, they're only women!" The man next to Shufti shoves her roughly as she gets the bolt out. In an instant their swords meet and they duel, Shufti holding her own quite well for a malnourished woman twenty six weeks pregnant.

The man fighting Amanda jabs his sword at her in a stabbing motion.

[amanda-darieux.livejournal.com]

Stepping to the side and swinging her sword downwards using the mans momentem to help his sword hits the floor and at the sametime her foot comes up and lands on the mans knee.

[shufti]

"Aargh!" the man yells, dropping and rolling sideways to strike again, but limping now on the knee.

Shufti drives the man she is fighting towards the privies, knocking him down. As she brings her sword down to threaten him he kicks at the flimsy structure, bringing the roof in. It's not a heavy structure, but roof tiles clatter down. One of them strikes her on the head and she falls down unconscious. The man scrambles out of the wreckage and grabs her by the arm.

"Joe, we got her. Finish that bitch off and come on."

[amanda-darieux.livejournal.com]

Oh no he doesn't. With a quick cresent kick followed by a reverse cresent kick as hard as she can to the mans face she spins around and goes after the man that is holding onto Shufti, her sword coming down on his arm in order to force him to release her or have his arm cut off. She wont let the man take Shufti or her baby.

"Let go of her" the immortal yells at the man.

[shufti]

He drops Shufti and aims a punch at Amanda's face before feeling a cold metal point on his neck from behind.

"DROP THAT WEAPON NOW SOLDIER!" barks a young woman behind him, wearing an apron and holding a crossbow at his neck. Just behind a large lad, obviously a close relative of this girl, marches up to the man with a broken nose and hauls him up by the scruff of his neck.

"If you EVER come back here you will leave without a nose to break. Clear?" He picks the man up like he's feather light, and throws him out of the garden gate, before rushing to Shufti and shaking her a little, trying to wake her.

[amanda-darieux.livejournal.com]

Sword still raised. Talking to the man that was grabbing Shufti, "Leave her alone." she demands.

Infuriated that he would do this to the child. Finally lowering her sword to tend to Shufti. Kneeling next to her she removes the rest of the rubble and takes a look at her head.

[shufti]

The girl with the bow pointed at the man's neck marches him out of the inn's yard, shouting in his year all the way. The young lad shakes Shufti a little more, getting frightened.

"Betty it's Paul. Wake up Betty!"

She doesn't move. There's a small gash to the back of her head but she appears otherwise unscathed.

[amanda-darieux.livejournal.com]

"Don't shake her." Amanda barks at him. If she does have a head injuryhe could be making it worse.

"Is there a bed inside and do yu have some hot water and clean rags?" Amanda seems to know what she is doing. This isn't anything that she hasn't seen before and she looks rather calm, in fact she is. "Don't worry she will be fine."

[shufti]

"Um, yeah, she has a room." he says, scooping her up gently in strong arms. "The kettle should be on in the kitchen as we go past."

He carries Shufti inside and up the stairs to a small room with a bed, where he lays her down and sits holding her hand.

[amanda-darieux.livejournal.com]

Amanda puts a pot of water in the kettle and begins heating it before she goes up the stairs to join Paul and Shufti.

Taking a seat on the other side of her she takes a closer look at the young woman's head. "I'm Amanda" she informs the young man. The immortals whole demenor has softened. It's clear to see that this man cares deeply for her young friend.

[shufti]

"Paul Perks, Miss Amanda. My sister Polly is the loud one who took the man out. We run this inn." he says, never taking his eyes off Shufti.

"Is she going to die? Will the baby be all right?" he asks, his eyes full of concern. Physically he looks about twenty, but his mental age is clearly quite a bit younger.

[shufti]

[ooc: Fleeing for Guides, back later]

[amanda-darieux.livejournal.com]

"It's nice to meet you Paul."

Doing a more thorough check of Shufti and the baby or at least the best she can with the man present, "Both she and the baby will be fine."

[amanda-darieux.livejournal.com]

[OOC: okay]

[shufti]

As if to prove it, she stirs and moans a little.

"Mum..."

[amanda-darieux.livejournal.com]

"You're safe. Now please lie still and rest." she hears the kettle go off, "I will be right back but Paul is here and will look after you."

Amanda hurrys down stairs to get the kettle. She pours the hot water into a bowl and grabs some clean rags.

[shufti]

"Paul?" she opens her eyes and looks at him as he squeezes her hand gently, then shuts her eyes again.

"My head hurts."

[amanda-darieux.livejournal.com]

After grabbing the rags she heads back upstairs. Placing the bowl and rags next to the bed. "Shufti can you sit up or can paul sit you up. I need to clean that cut on your head."

[shufti]

Polly comes up in time to see Paul help Shufti up to sitting, and then for her to throw up over the edge of the bed.

"Can you help her?" she asks Amanda. "Or do I need to send for an Igor?"

Paul winces and looks away, but manages to keep holding Shufti up.
"Sorry Paul." she whispers, shivering and barely able to keep her eyes open.

[amanda-darieux.livejournal.com]

It's been too long since she has done this she should have remembered about that. "I can help her but I wouldn't mind some help."

Using the cloth she begins to clean the wound. It's likely that Shufti has a concusion from the blow to the head.

[shufti]

Polly nods and rolls up her sleeves.

"Do you need just another pair of hands or an expert?" she asks, moving in front of Shufti and holding two fingers up.

"How many fingers Shuft?"

Shufti tries to force her eyes open and focused on them.

"Three"

Polly winces and moves back, awaiting instruction.

[amanda-darieux.livejournal.com]

"Extra hands. Can you get some water and a bucket and if you have anymore blankets." Amanda expected that. How she wished Guppy was here.

"Please stay awake. I know it's hard but it's important."

[shufti]

It's difficult. She is clearly exhausted on top of the head injury. Polly goes to get the required items whilst Paul holds her steady. When Polly returns they wrap the blanket around Shufti.

Polly doesn't ask where Amanda came from. Right now, it doesn't matter. But there is a little bit of silent communication going on between brother and sister.

[amanda-darieux.livejournal.com]

Amanda can see it but she doesn't want to explain. Amanda hands the bucket to Paul, "This is incase you get sick to the stomach again." then she hands her the a rag and the glass of water. "Drink this you need to stay hydrated." she continues to tend to the wound.