[i]Zande wasn't going to play hide and seek. The moment he knew he was out of view, he'd sneak up to a broken wall and peer through to see where his vulture was circling. The bird's sense of smell was invaluable. She was looping around a corridor not too far from his own. The headhunter would attempt to slip out unseen and head on up to the old wall he estimated she was behind. He didn't know exactly where Ruby was, but this was a superior option to taking a nap and waiting her out. He'd cock his right arm back, gritting his teeth and digging his feet into the ground. This one was going to be a doozy.

If nothing were done to impede the assault, then with outrageous force the axe would cleave through the wall in a horizontal line at waist height. If the thief were within five feet of the spot where the headhunter swung, her body would be separated just as easily as butter before a knife.[/i]