[b]“Well, I guess you'll do.”[/b] Abel broke the silence, trying to seem cheerful. [b]“The name's Abel.”[/b]

Bridget looked at Abel carefully mentally assessing him [i]So this is who I'm stuck with, looks like a bruiser, but maybe not completely without intelligence. No sense in burning bridges just yet.[/i] [b]"Hello Abel, I'm Bridget, It's a pleasure to meet..."[/b] Her voice trailed off as her situational awareness picked up something coming in... fast. With a sharp glance past Abel she slapped at her thigh grabbing Rakurai and pulling at the weighted end, which released a length of chain and caused the blade to snap out with a vicious sound. [b]"Cover!"[/b] She shouted as she hurled the weight up into the foliage with a flick of her wrist, followed shortly by a small tug with her other hand and she vanished up into the treetops after it, fairly well hidden, unless you knew what you were looking for. [b]"Beowulfs, 5 of them, coming in fast!"[/b]

Abel looked briefly stunned as the tiny woman fairly vanished into the trees, though it only took him a moment to relocate her. [b]"What are you talking about? How could you possibly know if there are.."[/b] He was interrupted as the leader of the pack came bursting through the other edge of the clearing and stopped, snarling at him.