Stuck in Runes

Chapter 30

(Freed POV)

I pull out the flyer and look at what the master had written on it. It was the house that they predicted to be hit next. They had the same knife in the door like all the others, and it had been a week from its appearance, meaning perpetrator should attack tonight. I turn to look at Sophia, before I could say anything she spoke.

"Sorry I have to put my assassin hunting gear on. I'll be right back." She smiles. I nod silently and continue viewing the map, and road to find the fastest way to the house. I hear fait footsteps come from behind me and turn to see Sophia had returned.

She was wearing a tight black pair of pants and tall boots going to her thigh. A rapped black shirt. And a black scarf rapped around her neck. Heat consumes my face.

"So. Where is the target?" She asks floating up behind me looking over my shoulder. My face gets hotter.

"I w-was just looking. It's not far." I say taking a step forward. She lands softly and we start walking. After about 5 minutes we arrived at a large metal gate. Sophia walks up ahead of me, while I put my map away, to speak to the guard who aggressively pushes her back. I cast a rune catching her running over. And offering my hand.

"I'm ok." She mumbles rubbing her arm. Her rap had shuffled in the fall reviling a now bloodied gash on her elbow.

"No... y-" I quickly catch my mouth. She pulls out the rag she had used on me and tied it on herself. I sigh softly and turn to the guards who looked mad.

"What-chya want!" The red headed guard growls at me.

"First to apologize to my friend! She was hurt when you shoved her" I reply, Sophia seemed to have taken a step back.

"That broad? She insulted me! Said I couldn't take Er' out fer drinks!" He bangs the end of his spear on the ground.

"Maybe because she didn't want to? Saying no dose not approve shoving." I growl. Steam  basically coming out of my ears. Under no circumstances do you treat a lady that way.

"Plus we did not come here to flirt we came here to work." She adds softly from behind me. She had taken hold of my hand . A blush dusts my face.

"What the hell would you come here for? You a concubine for the sir?" He asks her I take a step in front of his lustfull eyes.

"We are wizards. Wizards of the guild of fairy tail, he to protect from a threat that you will have no chance of stopping." He say in a low menacing voice. The two men laugh.

"Ya right." The first one says. The second passes behind me and takes hold of Sophia. She yells. He starts messing with her rap shirt when I proceed to cast a pain rune on him. And a holding rune on the other. I take my jacket off putting it on Sophia. Rapping my arms around her. She was trembling.

"It's ok." I whisper to her softly. She raps her arms around me. Why the hell dose this trip make me want to never leave her side. I turn the pain rune into a trap rune. "I'm sending you to the constable." I growl to the men.

"Ok, go ahead, there he is." The first one snickers at a large man stands just inside the gate. I small frown comes on my lips.

"Mr. Otmina?" I ask.

"Who is asking?" He responds.

"I am Freed, from the wizard if guild a fairy tail. And this is my parter, Sophia, the dragon slayer." I nod my head still holding her trembling in my arms.

"Where are your marks?" The man asks I lift my hand. Sophia takes out a knife cutting a hole in her leggings reviling hers. Otmina opens the door and lays on the floor before us.

"Thank you dear wizards." He sobs, quickly getting back up. "You have come to save my family?" He asks his eyes hopeful.

"Yes, I do have one request before we start." I reply. He nods slightly confused.

"These men have harassed my parter. And she is surely not the first. They have not only hurt her, and abused her, but attempted to disrobe her. I expect this to be fixed immediately." I look at him anger boiling. He nods with a mix of anger a fear.

"These men shall be arrested for there crimes. The two terrified men are taken away by other guards.

"Now that that has been taken care of, would you like to come in? I will have some tea brewed, and we can speak." He says. Sophia steps to my side but not exiting my arms and nods. I look up from her and do the same.