The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

Chapter 153

Chapter 153

DUM

The bandits from Onyxgrave Bastion had indeed disrupted Black Flag's formation Just as chans broke out, Gilbert sent a few more assassins to keep Nolan occupied, then made a beeline for the carriage. He reached our, aiming to rescue Sophie

But the moment he got close, with a sharp clang a sword came slicing down, nearly taking his head clean off

Gilbert barely managed to deflect the blow with one of his scimitars. Instinctively, he swung the other blade in retaliation, aiming to decapitate whoever had attacked him.

But Tina moved faster. With one swift kick, she sent Gilbert flying off the carriage and landed lightly on the roof, staring down at him from above.

Gilbert looked up at the dark figure cloaked in shadows. He had not expected to run into such a formidable opponent here. especially not one who had stayed completely hidden until now.

Judging by the way this person fought, he or she was likely a professionally trained shadow guard. And in Gilbert's estimation, only one person in that carriage would have someone like that protecting her, the Holy Lady of Walden.

along that Eliza had a shadow guard, but when she contacted Gilbert earlier, she had kept the message vague for fear of exposing her identity. She had only sent a coded signal, offering very

was clear Gilbert had not been prepared for someone this skilled

at rescuing me, she wondered. Sophie's heart raced as she struggled against her restraints on top

danger had crept in just as quietly toward Eliza. She sat perfectly still, listening to the noise outside, her left hand gripping a vial of poison, her right holding a sharp dagger. If anyone tried to

for the intruder not to be a person but a thick black centipede, no wider than a finger. It had slipped through a tiny crack in the carriage

in horror. Her face went pale, but

The dagger

could leap to check, Gilbert lunged at

the carriage, the centipede was about to sink its jaws into Eliza's leg. She had no way of knowing if it was venomous, and she was not about to take that risk.

exact moment, Gilbert, still locked

sudden gasp, his face turning deathly pale. Blood sprayed

and ran him

vanishing, he cast one last stunned glance toward the carriage, his eyes