“Don’t lay another finger on that elemental. He works for me!”

The leading man turned around, walking toward her calmly.

“And who might you be?”

She laughed, heaving the scimitar around and point down, embedding the tip in the floor.

“I am the Bloody Maiden, you pathetic excuse of a bounty hunter.”

The man snarled slightly at the comment.

“I know of no Bloody Maiden, but you will be bloody soon enough.”

He gave a jerk of the head toward the axe wielder. The man grinned a bit darkly and moved toward her. The leader turned back toward the elemental, which was looking to the woman, metal head cocked slightly.

The axe wielder suddenly rushed at the woman, axe whirling towards her. The scimitar came out of the floor and up to block the axe with a resounding clang. She pushed it back with a small grunt, knocking the axe wielder off balance. With the time given to her she suddenly darted around the group and stopped beside the elemental, who had jumped down from the bar to meet her. As the others regrouped together, disorientated a bit, she leaned in to the elemental, whispering.

“Come with me. These men may seem to be bumbling at the moment, but they are known to be capable bounty hunters when they get their bearings. I’ll give you transportation as well if you promise to become my bodyguard.”

The elemental looked down at her briefly before looking back to the men. The robed man was chanting once more, waving a hand slightly. The elemental jerked slightly as if recognizing the spell. He looked back to the woman, speaking in his grinding voice.

“Fine.”

She grinned and flipped open a pouch on her belt and pulled out a small black sphere. She threw it on to the ground, smashing it. Smoke billowed out around them. The two then burst out of the bar, smoke trailing out after them. The spikes the elemental had wielded were gone and the scimitar was once more slung over the woman’s shoulder. They ran down the street, disappearing around a corner before the three men came out, heads turning about. The leader yelled loudly and stomped the ground at a bounty having been lost.