“Ahh!”

They both whipped their heads around at the scream. The fourth man had been stabbed horribly, but he had managed to stab the other man as well. The other man fell to the floor, dying instantly, while the fourth man fell slowly and started dying agonizingly slow.

“M-Mis…” the man started.

“Shh!” the woman said immediately shutting him up. Bette’s brow furrowed in confusion, why didn’t she want her to hear what the man had to say.

“S-sorry,” he said looking at her. He had such an eerie devotion to her and Bette did not see that devotion before.

“It’s okay, you did good,” the woman said gently rubbing his face tenderly and taking out her knife. ‘So tender,’ Bette thought, ‘so compassionate.’

“Mercy is a good trait,” Bette commented with a smile.

The woman gave her a sad look then turned back to the man, “I set you free.”

She stabbed her knife into the man’s chest as the man cried out for a minute before dying instantly. The woman retreated her knife with a sigh and cleaned it off on the man’s shirt before putting it back in her boot.

“Are you okay?” Bette said.

“You risked your life again,” the woman said eyeing Bette curiously, “for a stranger.”

“Why are they trying to kill you?” Bette asked.

“I’m a dangerous woman,” she said softly.

“You don’t look dangerous.”

“That’s what makes me dangerous,” she said looking Bette directly in the eyes, “there’s already another quad after me.”

“Quad?” Bette said cocking her head to the side.

“Like these four men,” the woman explained, “they are the most dangerous assassins of Midland.”

“Then you should probably hide,” Bette said, “come on I know a place.”

“Bette, right? You don’t even know me,” the woman said completely confused by Bette’s actions.

“Well why don’t you tell me?” Bette said with a smile.

The woman sighed and couldn’t help but return the smile, “my name is Tina Kennard.”

“Tina,” Bette repeated with a smile. ‘She couldn’t have a more perfect name,’ Bette thought.

“I really appreciate your help,” Tina said nodding appreciatively.

“Come on, let’s go before that quad thing catches up to us,” Bette said grabbing Tina’s hand and guiding her into the darkness of the forest.