[CupcakeDolly]

Rue eyed the old man as he spoke, then turned back to stare at the place in question. "All I know is that this one," she indicated the artificer with a jerk of her head, keeping herself from referring to him as something far nastier, "took the liberty of informing them that we were coming, and who we are. Therefore, I do not think I can allow anyone in there to live, should they ever put the pieces together and cause me more trouble. And the 'lion'," she glanced at the man beside her, "has made his needs clear, and it seems we might be better off fulfilling them. I suppose you could ask it if it is still hungry or not. Otherwise..." she muttered under her breath as they stopped in front of the building, "I would be happy to deal with them myself..."