Anwen had listened to the proposition and sat there quietly for a long time, thinking about this. For the most part, it didn't sound like that bad of a deal, considering that they would be given land and they wouldn't have to worry about hiding their powers ever again. Despite the wonders that he offered to them, something was terribly wrong. She didn't know why she felt this way, but she knew better than to simply go along with it without questioning anything. [i]I've got to play this smart, then. If he thinks that he's going to play tricks on us, then I may as well throw him a fast one in return.[/i] She stepped forward, like so many others, and signed the contract. She would do as he wished by hunting down ancient artifacts, that much was for sure, but otherwise she wanted little or nothing to do with the rest at hand.

Then the portal was summoned and they were herded through like sheep. [i]That's all we are to them... sheep that are going to take the blows before they get all the glory.[/i] But the moment that they were there, she felt the energy in the air begin to stir and tremble. Her ears began to ring as she felt something tugging at her spirit. Demons began to appear, even taking on some of the mages around here as hosts to their vile spirits. She felt one ripping and tearing its way through to her very core, but she fought back enough that she felt it give up and attempt to find another host. As soon as she returned from her blackout, she saw that the battle had already begun. The boy that she had sat across from earlier seemed to be neutralizing some of the husks and various demons with his own powers. Of course, like him, she had very few offensive spells that would aid her in such a bloody fight. Drawing her small rapier, she ignited it with a simple fire spell and rushed forward, her swiftness making her cloak appear to be a giant raven soaring into the fray. She then began to slice and hack at anything that came forward to prevent her from the immobilized possessed mages and husks.

She hacked and slashed, twisted and turned, doing whatever she could in her power to move as swift as the shadows that she manipulated. She felt a demon slash through her cloak and leave deep, bleeding trenches in her left shoulder. She gasped in pain and stumbled back, clasping her rapier in her right hand. She held it forward, daring the creature to continue its attack. That's when the demon rushed at her again, but she was ready for it. With a parry and a spin, she twisted around to its back and pierced it through the back of its neck. 

She stood there panting as it disintegrated before her eyes. She was losing energy and her rapier had lost its spark.