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[color=6E8E67]Location:[/color] The Stairs[/center][hr][hr]

She was not well versed in fighting.  She rarely saw it and so she had trouble understanding who was where was fighting what.  The thing which caught her eye in the chaos was a single stillness.  Her heart stopped for a moment.  Was that... Jassen?  Bile rose in her throat but she kept it down.  She would not show weakness.  Not here and not now.

At Dareen's statement that she would watch her, Fatima tensed.  She expected something Xandar or Jassen like.  Keep her still.  Keep her away.  Keep her safe.  The restless woman was prepared to argue or sneak.  It soon became apparent that she would need to do neither as the woman was wholly concentrated on her work.  Fatima took a few, slow steps away before rushing along the wall as Dareen made no move to stop her.  Made no sound that she had noticed at all.

She kept her hand against the wall, ignoring the way the stone scraped her palm.  Surely she would bleed but she had no desire to fall.  The wall helped her keep her balance as she ran.  She moved deftly past Xandar, hoping he would not notice.  She jumped, skipped stairs, until the expansion of the shield around her.  Not predicting that there would be an impenetrable forcefield in front of her, she slammed full force into the domed sized.  There was a wicked crunch and Fatima knew her nose had broken.  She reached a hand up to wipe the blood from her stinging face.

Fatima rounded wild eyes on him and she snarled like a cat in an alley.  [color=6E8E67]"How dare you,"[/color] her voice was ice cold and she thought she detected a hint of frost in the air within the bubble.  [color=6E8E67]"How fucking dare you.  Let me out.  I have to..."[/color]  No, there was no reasoning with him.  Especially since his full attention was on the wildcat in his arms.

She sat in her bubble, face bleeding, while the body of Jassen grew further and further away.  Her heart screamed and her body vibrated with energy that wished to be released.  She pressed her hand against the side of the barrier, leaning against it in an attempt to make the space between herself and the man she adored shorter.  She pummeled her fists against it but to no avail.