[Disoriented from the near miss, but fully agreeing that he doesn't want to be set on fire, Davies hurries after him.
The Rat Soldiers aren't keen to let them escape that easily, though. As the loosely coordinated platoon swoops in, several of them break away from the pack in pursuit, hoping to batter their way past Maria with their oddly polished-looking wooden shields. The rest, spears out, go right for her stomach without a scrap of self-preservation instinct.
Up ahead, far from the current commotion, there's another roar - and then a crash, one that shakes the walls. Whatever's down there, it's getting agitated...]
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The Rat Soldiers aren't keen to let them escape that easily, though. As the loosely coordinated platoon swoops in, several of them break away from the pack in pursuit, hoping to batter their way past Maria with their oddly polished-looking wooden shields. The rest, spears out, go right for her stomach without a scrap of self-preservation instinct.
Up ahead, far from the current commotion, there's another roar - and then a crash, one that shakes the walls. Whatever's down there, it's getting agitated...]