A Warehouse on the East Coast | Still Later Sunday

[guardian_god]

His Strigoi minions were getting antsy, demanding Dimitri post them outside to await the guardians they didn't believe were going to show for a little girl and her boyfriend.

"They're coming,"

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[guardianborn]

Rose had almost been surprised that Hans had listened to her, let alone immediately started making plans for a rescue. She forgot sometimes that as important as Lissa was to her, the Dragomir Princess was just as important to Moroi society as a whole. For once, there’d be a rescue mission.

She liked Hans’ tactics - they were nearly as crazy as hers, and when she was named the leader of the extraction team, Rose startled. This wasn’t school anymore. They weren’t going to pat her on the head and tell her to let the grown ups work. She was a full-fledged guardian, and today all the responsibility of that role came crashing down. It didn’t matter that it felt too much - this was what she’d trained for her whole life, and as they came crashing into the Strigoi defenses, Rose had one focus: get Lissa and Christian out alive.

[guardian_god]

With four layers of security in place, Dimitri was as prepared as possible for the guardian assault. Listening to the sounds of the battle raging beyond the doors at the very heart of the warehouse, Dimitri paced, waiting for closer screams and that beautiful beast to break her way inside, proving once and for all that she alone was worthy of taking him out or of dying in the attempt.

And like magic, there she was, crashing through the doorway into the small room, a team of guardians flanking her. She battled her way across the room to where he stood surveying the fight, letting his minions do his dirty work for him, waiting for Rose to come for him. Come for Lissa.

"Rose. Still beautiful in battle." His voice carried clearly, ignoring the noise of the fighting around them. "Like an avenging angel come to deliver the justice of heaven."

[guardianborn]

They were fighting in insanely close quarters which gave the advantage to the stronger Strigoi, but Rose didn't care. She fought on autopilot, staking any Strigoi who came near her as she focused solely on Dimitri.

His quip made her roll her eyes. "Funny," she snarked. "That's actually why I came."

Rose changed her grip on her stake as she glanced towards where Lissa and Christian were. So far they were safe though the set up made her think of Spokane.

[guardian_god]

"Angels fall, Rose," Dimitri warned, arms crossed over his chest, waiting for her to reach him.