CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Rime slid across the stone floor toward Talon, his ice swords flashing before him. Talon just barely managed to raise her claws up in time to block Rime’s incoming blades; however, the swords hit her claws so hard that Talon was sent staggering backwards. She realized, belatedly, that Rime was much taller and stronger than her, a thought she quickly dispelled as his swords came flying toward her neck.
Talon ducked, narrowly avoiding getting her head cut off, and then slashed at Rime’s wrists, hoping to disarm him. But Rime slid backwards out of her reach, causing Talon’s claws to strike empty air. Over Rime’s shoulder, Talon saw Colombina still standing in the shadows of the nearby hidden entrance, her arms over her chest, her smirk visible even though half-draped in dark
