[Lawtan]

Rurik gazed curiously at the gun – a curious device. He turned his head. He raised his head, and two eyes, flashing red and white with artificial light, glared at the gun pointed at Kadia. He lowers his rear legs, preparing to pounce…

[List(Hand.Item) == Gun
If Gun == 1, and Gun.target == Mistress,
then Hand == Enemy
…Gun == 1
…Gun.target == Mistress
Verifying Program Kill_Enemy…]

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Kadia freezes momentarily, uncertain what to do. She could try to run – her clothing was made to be night-camouflage – but she doubted it would work, and she could not let them destroy Rurik…

A noise in her head, deep and gutteral:
-Mistress, attack the enemy?-

Kadia sighs…protocol would dictate yes to the loyal ‘bot, but she knew it would not work.

Her mind adopting a commanding, yet feminine, tone responds
-Stand down…protocol 4222-9 Charlie Delta-

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Rurik, with a heave that sends an echoing metal clank, let his crouching legs collapse, The black boom-toy was still trained on him and Kadia. Rurik was less than worried - within the tail, an electric wiremesh/barbed net – a nasty tool – was primed to fire…

*Donk* The net hit a damaged portion of the tail, some dirt or perhaps a piece of metal jammed the otherwise silent device. Rurik tried to force the part to work…

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Kadia brought forth her carefully concealed paranoia and fear, She shivered and drooped slightly…

...a burly bearded man reeking of alcohol stood behind her…pain in her body…a fiery blast in the distance…charred bodies…shadows peeling flesh from bone…

Kadia raised her head, and the barrel looked more frightening – a snake ready to bite…the large dark fellow…no, he was the same as the man, as all men…but she can control him, and control this situation. She was Kadia the Huntress, and these, who would attack her, would feel the lioness’s wrath.

The group before her were strong – they had shields and arms…but they used most of the firearms in the battle. Meanwhile, she was mostly fresh in supplies. She was also clever. First, she had to get the gun out of her face.

Kadia pulled the metal/plaster from the foundation, pouring it around the gun and arm. Continuing, the floor itself seemed to pour around Thomas's legs.

"Why yes, Rurik is a part of my soul, priest." She spat in his face as she layered plaster and metal thickly around his limbs.
"Ironic I am a priestess, is it not?" She gave a haunting grin, "And it is so sad one such as you must consider my familiar as an abomination."
She cooled a little, partially due to Rurik's mental urging. "Now, I know you can break out of this. Even though I want to see your innards bleed for threatening my Rurik, I know better. Bye!"

Kadia kissed Thomas on the cheek. She and Rurik then began to run (Kadia having to withhold her rage and instinct to try to kill the superior foe for threatening her pup), knowing that would only hold the priest for a minute or two. However, she pulled from the area ahead of her, and weakened a support above the angel. With a creak and a crack, a series of tiles poured down the hole, bombarding the faceless light-being...