Helga drew her sword out from the belly of a guard and cleaned it on her trousers. She looked at all the guards lying dead around her before turning her eyes towards the servants cowering in fear at the far side of the room.
She took a step closer to them, but she saw them flinch in fear and she stopped dead in her tracks.
'Why do I have to do this?' She thought while the grip on her sword tightened, 'What sort of mission is this?'
There was a whimper from a small child who was hiding alongside the servants at the corner and Helga felt her resolve weaken and break when she saw the child.
'I can't do this! I don't care what they say about me, I just can't do this!'
She sheathed her sword – much to the confusion of the slaves – and began walking out of the room.
"T-Thank you…" A timid voice spoke up from behind her, but she ignored the voice and continued walking.