Gerad replied to Gabriel’s comments about their ‘prisoner’ by simply shrugging and dropping the unconscious man back onto the ground. As the two furry scavengers got into an altercation with an ill-tempered Torros…was there any other kind?...he gave a little amused ‘snort’ when he was told to take cover. 

“[color=lawngreen]Nothing short of a dedicated anti-armour weapon is a threat to Militia powered armour.[/color]” Gerad added with more than a touch of pride in his voice. Moving over to the human, he looked questioningly at Gabriel. “[color=lawngreen]Some questions just occurred to me Mr. Phoenix. You said you’re a bounty hunter yourself did you not? You stated those two small ones are worth 1.5 million credits, so why are you…or [i]we[/i]…not apprehending them?[/color]”

He fell silent for a moment, drumming the fingers of his false-hands on his abdomen. “[color=lawngreen]Has the machine…Ence…paid to ensure its assistants remain unharmed?[/color]”