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Looking to her right she saw Hycis and Nylian battling one on one, then looked at the fighting going on her left and saw a seven on one fight.

She was really amazed that Prince Ailwin could even fight last this long facing seven people without receiving too many injuries.

Swinging her chain, Celaena knock down three people with the hidden attack, killing two of them while leaving one alive.

We don't need that many people to question, right? Celaena thought at seeing that she kill two more advisors.

Whining up to attack again, she shot out the ball and chain to aim at two more advisors legs. This time, trying not to kill any of them.

"Argh!...Mother…!"

One of the two persons she attacked went down hard as his ankle shattered under the maces' direct attack.

Now with three people down, Ailwin had more room to move around and to subdue the other four people.

From the time they started their attack, Ruven thought Ailwin would have forgotten his presence in the room, however he stupidly underestimated the young Commander.  Every time he went to slice the Ailwin's throat with a surprised attack, it would be easily blocked as if Ailwin had eyes in the back of his head.

Seeing his chances to kill Prince Ailwin slipping away by second, Ruven moved on to plan B, escaping.

Making eye contact with the last three people able to fight against Ailwin, he gave the signal for all of them to attack together. He was planning on using them to distract Ailwin long enough to escape.

When all three of the advisors charged Ailwin at once, Ruven was already prepared to teleport himself away.

Celaena felt the magical currents in the air and looked towards Ruven as she realized he was getting ready to try something.

Throwing her chain out she wrapped it around his whole body, tying his arms to his sides.

Ruven looked down at the strong metal chain then at the masked person who held it and smiled, "You don't really think this can hold me, do you?" Before Celaena could say a retort, he disappeared.

He's a damn tellie!?

Celaena wanted to scream.

Teleporters are headache. They are the worst to track down, no one wants to let a tellie get out of their grasp because once they do, it is basically impossible to trap them again.

Ailwin saw Ruven get away as he was finishing off the last three people.

"I need to find him, you guys see what you can find from these guys…"

"En." Celaena responded as Ailwin rushed out the door.

By this time both Hycis and Nylian have won against their opponents and had them tied up, waiting to be questioned.

Out of breath from his fight, Hycis walked over to Celaena and saw that she had taken care of her attackers and then some.

"You handle all these people….?"

"En."

"When…?"

"While you were fighting your guy."

"...but…" Hycis thought he had beaten his opponent rather quickly and easily, yet looking at the three people she took out by herself, he felt he had no room to lift his head.

Was I even needed on this trip? Hycis asked himself.

He had once thought he was pretty capable. However, on this trip between Mika, who is Miss incredible and Celaena, the efficient killer, over here; He began to question if he has been overestimating his talents.

"What is wrong with you?" Celaena asked when she saw his down expression.

"No-nothing…" he walked away mumbling to himself about a new exercise and training plan when they get back.

Nylian, who also saw the people Celaena took down by herself, interrupted their conversation.

"What is Prince Ailwin?"

"He went to chase down the tellie."

Nylian made to follow him, but Celaena stopped him, "He wants us to get information from them." She pointed to the six advisors tied up on the ground.