As the knives collided, causing a metallic ringing to sound through the air, Eddie fell forward onto her feet so she was face to face with her opponent, knives still pushing against each other. A sudden strong push from the ginger caused Eddie to stumble backwards, leaving a few yards between the two. It took only a second for her to throw the knife back into its sheath and pull back out the six-shooter, still filled with two thirds of its bullets. And that's when she, along with her ally in the sky, heard the message blasting out of the Knight's speaker.

[color=a36209][b]"Ingram?"[/b][/color] she said aloud. [b][color=a36209]"As in Dr. Leila Michelld Ingram? Wanted by the Eurobescan government for desertion and shit?"[/color][/b] Eddie didn't need to say anything to Gwen. The faint flapping of wings becoming more and more distant was enough to show that the message had been received. Now all Eddie had to do was keep the Knight busy. [color=a36209][b]"Y'know yer doin' somethin' wrong when quitin' is illegal. What do ya do if an older man wants ta retire, huh? There's an old sayin', it goes 'my retirement plan is a shotgun'. Is that just a requirement or somethin'."[/b][/color] 

Small talk was great, but it wasn't going to keep the disciplined warrior captive for long. As Eddie spoke, time seemed to slow as her brain sped up. What did she know about the redheaded soldier? She had seen her fighting style, which had appeared to be a mix of trained martial arts and brawling, knowledge that would help in the fight to come, but would be useless in getting inside her head. No, she had to look deeper. She could always insult the Eurobescan kingdom, but at this point that would most likely just bounce off of her brain. It had to be something more personal. And that's when she remembered: she had caught a glimpse of a necklace the girl was wearing during their knife standoff. At the time, it seemed to be a random design. But when paired with the recent quote [i]'I'm going to unleash the fury of Odin'[/i], Eddie recognized it from a human book of world religions: It was a symbol of Mjolnir, the hammer wielded by Thor, the Nordic God of Lightning. Both Odin and Thor had been primarily worshiped by the Nordic people, the Celts, and...

[i][color=a36209]'Vikin's.'[/color][/i] she thought.

And suddenly, she had a plan. She just hoped to God she was right.

[color=a36209][b]"What're ya doin' workin' for them gene-splicin' fucktards anyway?"[/b][/color] she began, verbally getting into an offensive stance. In a way, talking was a lot like fighting. [color=a36209][b]"I can tell yer a source o' chaos rather than order. So what's a born anarchist doin' upholdin' the law?"[/b][/color] Her words swung towards the girl, not supposed to hit. That was only meant to be a feint. [color=a36209][b]"You and I are the same. We're both wolves. Only difference is you let them put a collar on you."[/b][/color] That was meant to be a slice, but not a fatal one. Just a quick jab. [b][color=a36209]"Y'know, us 'ashrats', as you say, we're this world's pirates. The bandits, the thieves, the pillagers."[/color][/b] With that, she readied herself for her final blow. [b][color=a36209]"We're the modern Vikin's. Don't you wanna be part o' that?"[/color][/b] And that was it. She let her dialogue plunge forward and bury itself into her opponent. Eddie just needed to make her lose her cool...that was all.

[@VitoftheVoid]

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It didn't take long for Gwen to find what she was looking for: a large metal man running away with a smaller woman in his arms. Once they were in her sight, Gwen wasted no time in descending, landing next to them, galloping at a slow speed to keep up with them. She let out a loud whinny to get the attention of the conscious one, before nodding to her side. [b][color=brown][i]Listen, there's not enough time to explain everything. All you need to know is that I'm a very smart horse, and I can help you two. And lets skip all of that 'How can we trust you' bullshit, because the clock's ticking down. Now, put Dr. Ingram on my back, turn into something lighter and follow the suit, and let's be going.[/i][/color][/b] The words upon her side read.

[@ScoundrelQueen]