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Adam stands beside where Nab is bound to defend her. "Nab! Get small and get out of here!"

"Can't.. I.. something..." her wings flutter

"She's magicked somehow" Minerva says "We're going to have to mark the runes on the stones..."

And that's when the Satyr whose handss she burns charges and kicks her

((How is Adam occupied? Someone was trying to stab Nab and Adam disrupted that... is that cloaked figure incapacitated?))

(He's in a fight)

((Just making sure!))

Adam slashes at the hooded figure, seeking to incapacitate him. He'd free Nab but his blade is busy.....

The and he finds himself slashing at his much bigger foe whose long green arms reach further and is stronger but the knife doesn't reach as far as the sword.

He cuts and nicks the fellow... tearing his clothes mostly

And Adam sees a troll.. green skinned and brutish

"HA!" Adam challenges him. It. "Run while you can!!"

"What, ARE you?" The troll snorts and slashes back, cutting Adam along the side

"He's a freak.." The satyr says. That's Stripe's voice, he's sure of it

"Takes one to know one!" Adam delivers back with a gasp as he's hit. Reposte!

"Oh mother #$#$er!" As a slash cuts at the green cheek painfully and his other hand pulls out a much bigger axe, albeit one handed ready to cleave Adam's skull in

Adam crouches slightly and springs away to the side, landing on the off-axe side to strike with the point of his sword, aiming for a weak spot.

And he finds it, piercing the troll. Somehow training against all those guys at the lodge really comes back to him now. Trolls are bigger, stronger, and can take a hit! But that size means bigger targets.. and that slash for the armpit, he forgets who taught him that could be a killing blow if you drive it deep enough

but it doesn't matter "argh .." the troll backs up, actually looking scared

Adam growls, blood-thirsty, and gestures. "C'mon! Come at me!!!" he stays near Nab, though, protectively.

Stripe advanced on the sidhe "Try that spell again, bitch!"

And she blows powder in his face "What the.." he cries out

And the troll says "Screw this, this is going south" And says "I don't even know what this freak IS"

And he withdraws

If Adam is sure it's safe to risk it, he'll cut Nab's bounds and look for Alanza as he helps her sit up.

And from the corner, where the mortal is, a dead changeling lays on the ground, her throat ripped out, the mortal on the altar safe. Tylar says "Who's next?"

Stripe gasps and pulls away from Alanza and cursing. One friend down chimerically dead. Another running. Screw this.. half blind he staggers for the steps

Minerva seems to have dealt with him

"Tylar, get that asshole!" He points at Stripe as he goes to Alanza, calling her name.

Minerva , having saved Alanza, says "A second. The runes.. I've got them" she mars the runes "She's still drugged but she can be moved now"

Adam staggers in and helps Alanza sit, kissing her. "You ok?"

Alanza returns the kiss clumsily...drugged

"mmwhere?" she says

"You ok? You're going to be ok. Promise. Nab??" He looks for her.

Nabuni now free almost tackles Adam "Adam! You're hurt!" Full sized she looks him over "you're still bleeding. We have to get you to the hold now"

"Ssssss....." now that she says it, he feels it.

Tylar curses. He chased but not far, and he explains "My first job is to help the mortal" And he moves to her

And ow.. yeah.. oh Nab? She's bleeding too. There's a wound on her shoulder

"We should all get out of here......" Adam scowls that Stripe got away but doesn't argue the mortal girl needs help. "Yeah. Ok." He sways. "Nab, you're hurt too. Alanza, you hurt?"

"Just..drugged.. I think..what was in that drink?" Alanza says

"Can you walk?" He puts one arm around Nab, carefully. "We ready?" He asks everyone.

"No. I have to get this girl home" Tylar says "You get the others to safety." He's carrying the mortal girl

Minerva says "Squire... you ..."

Tylar says "I out rank you all, weird as that sounds, and I'm a Liam. " Stubborn look "Get in the van, go back. Get healed. I will handle this daughter of eve. Now go"

"You better text me, man....." Adam gathers Alanza close as well, if she will let him, and they head for the stairs.

The two girls on each arm, and Minerva moves up back into the rave. it's a testament to how loud and bright and dark alternatively it still is

"ARE YOU OK!?!?" Adam asks Minerva against the background of noise.

She mouths "better shape than you! Keep moving" She helps with the other two girls Adam pulls along

Adam is moving carefully, but he IS moving.

And they get to the van, Nab can be heard again "Idon't remember Stripe SACRIFICING people"