Nagi and Kindle
Hikaru sighed again. "Hopefully. Noriko must be as desperate as I am if the best messenger she could come up with is a trained killer. No offense to you, of course, but this is not generally how one opens up diplomacy." A slight twist showed in their face, though. They were a Preserver, after all. "You need to go as quickly as possible, though. I have a plan for dealing with these," they gestured at the unconscious guards, "but who knows what will happen in the future? Something is deeply wrong if we have Peacekeepers openly attacking us."
The magus looked back toward Kindle. "We should head somewhere safe, for now. I'm so sorry I've dragged you into this. . ."
((Going to try and wrap up this episode, I think, so unless you had something else in mind to do, just post a reaction to this that wraps it up nicely.))
Dexter and Seth
As the creatures were illuminated by the blast of mana, their nature became clear. They had the wings of birds, yes, but the sinuous way the creature moved around the bolt belied their true nature. Dexter was close enough to make out the bodies of snakes sliding through the air - and they were changing directions. Astros took the opportunity to dash straight down into a gap between buildings as they swung around, hissing as they darted toward their new assailant.
Vixen
The veteran mage found herself tossed bodily through the air just before her knife made contact. Her opponent spun himself in a full circle with his swing, the blade whistling slightly as it cut through the air. "You won't get the best of the KNIGHT OF STORMS that easily!" he shouted, pulling another dramatic pose. Something seemed different about his outfit now, however, as lightning arced a few times between his limbs before ceasing. His face seemed to be reddening as battle got his heart pumping - this combined with his constant blustering. The cloth covering his upper arms was tight, revealing that he was indeed quite well muscled.