"Hmm! Yes, I think I got it." The lady all in black says nodding, "We'll cut you in half, one can stay here and the other can go rot in the human world."

Kamiko takes a much more aggressive pose with the crossbow, lining up a shot. "Well you are clearly cognizant of how this works, so you know that you can't just kill me right? You need me to finish the story."

"Well then we can keep your head and torso head and send the legs back. That's almost half." The princess replies. "Guards, seize her!"

What is this dangerous tension? Wasn't this mission meant to be "easy" and safe? What's going on here?

Looking around you spot the a group of six guards but... They don't seem to be moving towards your compatriot. At first you thought it was nerves do to her size but they don't appear to be afraid of her. They seem more confused than anything, actually. Only a few even have their weapons pointed towards your co-worker. The rest are looking at the princess, or at nothing at all.

"Did you hear me? Restrain her!" The princess says, pointing to Kamiko.

"You... You are the princess, aren't you?" The tall woman asks, steadying the crossbow.

"I'm close enough." She says with a loud, harsh chuckle. A second later you hear a crunch of metal and her head snaps back causing her to stumbles slightly. She regains herself, and you can see the crossbow bolt now lodged firmly into her forehead. Nonetheless, the Princess goes back to looking over the banister. "

"What the heck..." Kamiko says, adjusting her grip and holding the crossbow like a club.

"What use is telling you a dead woman that?" She cackles. "Here I was going to let the human live seeing as it was that changeling's prey, but I guess I'll have to make her an orphan."

The mention of you snaps you back to your senses. You hadn't realized it, but at some point you have gotten to your feet.