Hal got lost in the blur of motions for a long moment, everything moved and happened so fast he barely had the time to register what was happening, right now all that mattered was getting to safety; which was as far away from Kopphear and Duradel as he could limp. Every step he took brought new jolt of pain through his limbs, but Hal was focused enough to of shut it out of his mind and keep going. 

The man called Jero struck Hal as familiar, but he couldn't quiet put his finger on where he had seen him before. Kat's reaction was somewhat surprising to Hal as well, although he should have seen it coming. The girl had seemed to grow... fond of him, for the lack of a better description. He quickly offered his bonded hands so she could cut him loose, it would make defending himself easier to do even without a weapon in his hands.