Edwin threw up his arms as he fell on his face. His short short bounced out of his reach. Finding that he couldn't crawl away, Edwin rolled onto his back and tried to kick at Dane. "Let me go.  Why are you still fighting? It's over. Just let me go." 

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Kan hugged Rook. He was very protective of her. He feared he would never see her again. Rook has taken care of Kan more than once. She was able to protect him and keep him put of trouble. Kan's way of protecting rook was much more direct.

He hugged Rook back. He lifted her light frame into his arms and gave her a affectionate hug. After carefully setting her back on her feet, he knelt at her feet.  He pulled out his lucky lock picking tool. He licked it once for luck then started working to unlock Root's shackles. After a few moments, he smiled as he heard the click of the lock opening.