Phoebe's feet pounded on the ground, and she flew down the halls, towards the headmasters officer towards her father. The door was slightly askew, and she didn't even hesitate to go in.

What she saw had her frozen for a moment.

And then she said "don't bet on it" she snatched up the fallif dagger, and darted into the room. Rather then struggle for control, she took advantage of any surprise, and slashed vines. 

It was all she could do right then. But she planted her feet, turned to Nicholas and said, "what the hell are you doing? You said you wanted Family! Is this how family acts? I don't think so! You want to kill our mother? My dad? All on the whim of the person who most deserves your punishinent? Don't di this. I want a brother. Not someone who killed my parents"

Her voice was pleading, an underlying fear evident in her voice. "Please, Nicholas. I don't want to lose them, when I just found them. I don't want to lose you, when I just found you. Please"