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After taking a moment to dodge the flaming debris in his other form, Lee reviewed the status of the fight.

So. Since Tonya wasn't in the mood for a mid-battle heart to heart - which was understandable - the politer option was no longer viable. 

Two of her opponents had already caught onto his obfuscation, but fortunately the biggest physical threat was not one of them.

And Alexander Shields, if he remembered the name from his file correctly, was smart enough to try and lock Tonya down with a barrier. If she couldn't free herself from being pinned to the ground by that barrier, she could be hard-pressed to defend herself from their next attacks. 

Lee smiled. Not only had his opinion of the boy increased, but it seemed he could use Shields and his shields to his advantage. Timing his move carefully, Lee willed open a way to the Catacombs, positioning it to manifest directly beneath Tonya as the barrier pushed down. To his credit, Shields would certainly help him take Tonya out... just not in the manner he expected to. 

Hey, it was guaranteed not to be lethal. That was more than what he could say for Shields' previous gambit.

Lee internally debated the idea of revealing himself to the other three once Tonya was taken off the board, one way or another. He wasn't sure whether they'd figure out the extent of his involvement so far, but hopefully they could agree to move onto the more pressing issues at hand.

For instance, preventing Soth's ritual from tearing Penrose apart.

[@BrokenPromise][@FamishedPants][@PlatinumSkink][@Card Captor]

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Beat stared up at the rapidly growing form of the dragon in front of her. Her [color=blue]best friend[/color] was counting on her to provide a distraction, but judging by the imminent fire breath, it looked like she wasn't going to be playing [i]HOLY FUCK[/i] in a few seconds. She wasn't sure if this bigass coat would survive the blast, either.

Look, it wasn't like she was about to die or anything. It's true that Legsteps can catch fire, but they don't really burn so much as the genre of music they play just defaults to Metal. And she'd be spitting literal fire out of her speakers in time with the music. It wouldn't hurt her, really, but she'd have to make sure she wasn't facing someone flammable. Beat didn't think the dragon would be weak to her own flames, so she just pointed herself in that direction and hoped for the best.

Oh! 「That arm,」 the one that had fallen underneath the big pale dragon! It just vanished into the Catacombs!

Her [color=blue]best friend[/color] was so brave! She was like that clever person with the big feet, taking treasure from right under the dragon's nose. She was even invisible! She wasn't invisible because she was wearing a ring, though. Beat didn't think her [color=blue]best friend[/color] owned any rings, come to think of it. Maybe she could get her a ring later?
 
Most people wouldn't really think of a severed arm as precious treasure. And Beat agreed. Severed arms can't dance, or smile, or give you a hug. It could maybe give you half of a hug at best, but it's still kind of strange if it doesn't have a body attached to it. It's a pretty sad thing to look at, at least to people like the dragon lady. But her [color=blue]best friend[/color], oh, in her hands something like a severed arm could become something wonderful. 

She could use her magic to bring out a new friend! A bone spider, just like Lee!

[@BrokenPromise][@Rune_Alchemist][@Shifter_Master][@Ariamis][@FamishedPants][@t2wave]