Barrel grabbed Carver and pushed her in front of him. He'd spent [i]far[/i] longer as the monster shield in the group. Carver could pay some dues!

Shock stumbled forward when she took the kick. All it did was enrage her further. She grabbed the ends of Carmilla's skirt as the vampiress moved away from her and yanked as hard as she could. She had no intent to trip Carmilla - only to pull her close enough to land a hard kick to the stomach. Shock kept her hold on Carmilla's skirt afterward. She yanked the vampiress forward, then moved to grab her throat.