"Ngh! Why you little-!" Liam started, whirling around and reaching a long arm out to grab Alice, though missing just barely.
Her fierce slap and the rake of her claws had left four angry red gashes across his face, which thin streams of blood began oozing from.

It was then that he saw the three masked figures that stood between he and Alice and the door, which was now shut surprisingly, the party inside continuing obliviously.
Before Liam could speak or react, it was Aleera who spoke first behind her smiling white mask.

"[i]Bon soir, connard serpent."[/i] She hissed.

"Well, if it isn't Liam Enduro," Thomas said in a harsh tone,"it seems you've slipped into a trap. A trap of our design."

"Y-you three-!" Liam hissed, his attention now totally derived from Alice toward Thomas, Dalton, and Aleera.

"That's right you snake," sneered Aleera,"it's us, and we're here to settle a score, or rather, we're here to incapacitate you and take you to the master, so he may settle his own score."

"Come quietly and cooperatively,"Thomas said,"or we'll rend you limb from limb."

There was a brief moment of silence before Thomas spoke again,"This is your one chance."

"[b]Alice,[/b]" Dalton said,"get behind us now."