Celes nearly answered Anise, when something sharp and cold slid into her abdomen. She breathed in sharply and went to feel for the weapon that had wounded her, but there was nothing. A sword stab, and a lot of blood welling from the wound, spreading darkly across the violet fabric of her corslet, but nothing to indicate what had caused it.

"We're being attacked!" Celes replied and covered the wound with her hand. She had to stop it, she had to keep her wits about her and bloodloss would not help that in the least. What was attacking them, she had no idea, but she did have a clue to the cause. "It's something that fool," she ground out and glared daggers at Landel, "something he must be doing!"