[Salone]

Shaw stumbled haphazardly along, attempting to run toward the sound of the fray. It had died down as he rounded the corner, coming to a stop as the shock of what he saw metaphorically punched him across the face.

"How the hell did that clear the wall?"

He'd seen creatures like that before. His plight of being caught in the forest of Atticus had brought him too close to many of its denizens, and his intimate knowledge of how one could take a person apart came rushing back in to his muddled mind. He ran a hand through his ruffled hair as he noticed the bombastically dressed male and the ooze covered spindly girl.

"What the hell do you think you're doing? You damn kids, get away from it, it's dangerous! And you! Take your hand out of it!"