Stalemate

Gunfire rattled throughout the Royal Chambers, as guardsmen exchanged gunfire with the intruders. guardswoman Verilia listened to the crash of a stun grenade going off, before counting for one second and peering around the corner. Sure enough, an assaulter rounded the corner and entered her sights. She fired low, ripping a trio of rounds through the man's thigh before retreating. Whilst she could've easily killed the man, she figured she'd be better off trying to slow the attackers down with casualties to buy the rest of the guard some time, where ever the hell they were.

She sprinted passed the sentry gun she'd shot. The same one that'd killed two of her men before they realized what was going on. Shots continued to ring out, but she knew her guards were in a bad position. The rogue sentry guns had cost her any reinforcements, and the attackers were better equipped than her fellow guardsmen. It was only matter of time before her men fell. All they could do was hold out in hopes help will come sooner rather than later.

Ismak dragged his wounded comrade to cover. The **** had been going to plan, even if they'd suffered three casualties. It was still a lot less than what their opponents had taken. His fellow Black Dagger looked to him, clutching his leg to stem the bleeding that soon stopped by the Clot Gel Ismak applied. Once his man was healed, Ismak heard Heren speak over the radio."We've got a problem. Our infiltrators are down and the Princess got away."

"Does she have any guards with her?" Ismak asked.

"Only one I believe."

"I'll take some men with me and take care of it."

"Understood. Head back to the elevator you entered on."

"On it."

Ismak motioned to two of his men, who nodded and followed him back to the elevator. Inside, Ismak said "Alright, you heard Heren. We need to find the Princess."

"Yes Sir."

The elevator went down to the Guest Suite, giving them time to reflect on the task ahead of them. They hadn't trained for the layout of the Guest Suite, but his men knew how to adapt to any situation in front of them.