[Damian]

[i]Surrender?[/i] Stepping forward, Damian kicks the knife out of the blood mage's reach and then levels the point of one of his blades with her throat. "To what end? Why surrender? I'm sure you could escape if you really wanted to." He doubted her motives and as the fight had gone on, he'd questioned why Master Jamie had been so concerned suddenly when he realized that a blood mage was who Penny had gone to face. He glanced back at Penny, smiling to himself when he saw that she was alright and that James had managed to heal the cut. As they stood there, he felt it would be safe to limit her movement as well. "Blade Cage!" An interlocking latticework of sword blades appeared around the blood mage, with a few pointing inward. [i]Better save than sorry.[/i]

[James]

James reached out to grab her when she pulled away but missed her arm and cursed. The girl was bull headed and stubborn, but he couldn't help but admire her for her commitment to her friends. He hoped to become a member of Phoenix Wing and become one of those people that someone in the guild would do that kind of thing for. Approaching the woman, he kept his sword and shield ready, just in case. She'd already proven very tricky.