At the last moment, the guard that was about to finish Tyme fell backwards where he stood, two small splashes of blood were thrown from the back of his head. Sara glanced to see where the shots had come from and saw Mal aiming down a smoking rifle. Some words were exchanged that Sara frankly thought could have waited.

The sounds of struggle from the direction of their apparent commander took Sara's attention next. Sara moved to engage the guard that had wounded her, but the guard was able to defend himself. At least the commander was out of immediate danger. As Sara and the guard circled each other and exchanged blows, there was yet another strange event. At first Sara thought that the farmboy, Red, had lost it completely as he ran forward, but then some strange power streamed from his bracelet and flowed into the injured members of the group, healing their wounds. [i]Is that what these bracelets are for? How did he do that?[/i]

There was no time to think, Sara and this guard continued to clash. As far as skills with a sword, they were virtually equally matched. She wished she had her halberd, then she could really exploit this bastard's weaknesses. Thankfully, for risk of hitting their allies, they weren't attracting too much gunfire as they clashed. Just as the guard began to get the upper hand, he brought a wide slash to bear on Sara, who's only possible reaction was to block it directly. Their swords never met, however, as Tyme intercepted the blade and gave Sara a perfect opening to cut into the guard's neck. "Thanks for the assist," She said, before moving on to other targets. It seemed like there were more guards coming out of nowhere. They just needed to cut their way through.