When Council Leader Tosh gave the order to kill Niki, it didn't go as he had planned. The four guards he had with them didn't move. They stared at the Leader defiantly, not moving to follow his order.
From the time it took Tosh to give the order, both sisters were in a fighting stance, weapons held out, extended to their full length, ready to defend themselves. Neither of the girls looked worried.
Their weapons; bladed short staffs that collapsed into a size of only a foot and a half long and opened up to three feet long, were unexpected for the onlookers. The loud snap that sounded when their weapons extended, locking in place, caught everyone's attention. The snap of the weapons made an ominous sound that echoed through the city square.
"Tell your people the truth, Tosh," Niki sneered, with eyes narrowed at the Council Leader.
Council Leader Tosh, not listening to the demand, yelled again. "Kill her, or I will have you all whipped and demoted."
