[i]"That... was actually pretty cool!"[/i] 

Rithrynn gazed at Donald who currently looked as if he had gone through a trash compactor and lived. Which in all honesty hadn't been so far from the actual experience. Although she didn't like the idea of being surrounded by invisible, dead spirits who'd happily smash and sling people to their deaths, it felt a little reassuring to know that at least Sherpa was in control over them.

"Thanks." Rithrynn said, but when she turned to look at Sherpa; she realized that the elf had already disappeared in the shadows that surrounded them.

"Huh... "

As much as she may have liked Sherpa, she couldn't deny that he also had some creepy sides.

Turning back to Donald, Rithrynn walked over to the assassin and began to search his equipment and clothes for any weapons and tools. The first thing she removed was any knives and pointy objects. Afterwards, she searched the man for any potions, bombs or alien objects that possibly could serve some abstract purpose in the assassin's illicit arts.
Having spent so much time with the crazed alchemist; Liaena, Rithrynn had gained at the very least a basic understanding of what weird and crazy stuff to look for.

She doubted the assassin was in any shape or form to walk. It barely seemed as if he was able to talk, and so Rithrynn slung the beaten man over her shoulder while ignoring any painful protests or moans as she followed in her tracks back to the study.

*

"You’re playing right into their hands if you listen to him, can’t you see that?”

“ … that “Mitonk” meant that as a joke!”

Serphia gazed at Sharon and Liaena. The Captain threw Mitonk a quick glance, before lowering her hand to the hilt of one of her swords to rest upon it as she looked back at the two.

"You are probably right."

Turning around, the Captain walked towards Shani and Leia. Raising her hand, she motioned for Shani and Leia to stop the search - much to the relief of the Gnome. Suddenly unsheathing her sword, she raised it up into the air before holding it down over Mitonk's neck.

"Prisoners will only slow us down."

...

"Hey guys! I'm back!" Rithrynn's voice suddenly sounded from the door, as the Sentinel emerged in the entrance to the study, carrying the beat up body of Donald over her right shoulder. She looked out across the room, and met a sea of surprised faces.
"What? ... and who's the midget?" 

Rithrynn motioned towards the half naked Mitonk who was being held by both Shani and Leia under Serphia's sword. Serphia gazed at Rithrynn with big eyes, before finally removing her sword from Mitonk's neck.

"Drop the gnome." She said absent mindedly to Leia and Shani, as she stepped towards Rithrynn. Behind her, Shani and Leia threw each other a quick look, before they both decided to grant the Gnome's wish, dropping Mitonk and letting the gnome fall two times his own height down onto the stone floor below them.

*Thud!*

"Consider yourself lucky, little one." Shani whispered to Mitonk, throwing the gnome an evil grin as she folded her arms and looked down at him. 

"YOU should consider yourself lucky!"

Serphia immediately turned around to shout down Shani, who immediately shrunk in stature next to Leia in an attempt to evade the Captain's wrath. But the Captain's interest in Shani evaporated as quickly as it had manifested, as she walked over to Rithrynn. Standing face to face with Rithrynn, she looked down at her sentinel. Her eyes shifting between Rithrynn, over to the assassin, and back again.

There was a moment of silence where the Captain said nothing. As if she was uncertain what she was seeing was an optical illusion or Rithrynn actually having brought back the escaped prisoner.

"Syn'Dial... "

"Yes, mistress!"

Serphia peered at Donald for a moment, inspecting his battered face and miserable expression, before looking back at Rithrynn again, a slight smile on her face.

" ... good job."

"Thanks, mistress!" 

Rithrynn saluted as the Sentinel beamed with pride as she received her Captain's praise. Serphia turned around, now looking at Liaena as she motioned for the little human to come over to her and Rithrynn. 

"Human. I want you to check the human's condition to see if he'll make it. And if you can, turn him into a more portable condition."