Mithera heaved a little, pointing to Melina again, then putting a paw to her ear, then the center of her chest. Hoping Jamie gets it. She raises one of her shoulders, as if trying to shield herself with it. Mithera needed to diffuse the situation before a fight between the two started. She needed both alive for her plan to work. She lowered her head a little, looking a tad scared.

Melina chuckled lightly, watching Jamie. "Why would I need protection? Me and my associate have goals that work well together. I'm not being blackmailed, no one could dig up information that they could blackmail me with." She gives a somewhat sinister smile. "And why would I give the hostages back? You don't have much of a chance of finding them without me, so you can't kill me, unless you're willing to risk their deaths, which I'm sure your precious Mayt won't like."