Janius didn't have to so much as roar at the highwaymen to get them to turn tail, which gave him some space at least. Their own clumsiness unfortunately negated the advantage before Kaleeth began to close in. Janius spun around to face her and only had an instant of time to realise that Meesei had backed off. Without his alpha backing him up against the strength and bulk of Kaleeth's werecrocodile form bearing down the path, Janius flinched, then dodged out of the way. He knew he couldn't stop her, and if he tried, at least one of them would be torn to pieces.

In the moments that followed, Janius' mind frayed into panic, and he backed off and froze. Perhaps he had made the wrong choice in that split second. Maybe he could have given the highwaymen a chance to escape in he had held Kaleeth for only a few seconds. Now Kaleeth was going to kill someone probably for the first time in what will be a horrible way. They could only look on as the events unfolded.