The captain stopped, momentarily confused by this confusingly unexpected tableau. It really was quite confusing.<br/><br/>Then she laughed.<br/><br/>"Oh, of course! Ah, I should have known! Of course the regulars would try an undercover agent. Well done! Well done indeed."<br/><br/>The captain made a "stand down" gesture to her subordinates, and gestured for two of them to begin securing the enemy civilians. She looked directly as "Tarax Matthias" - she didn't know Danni's real name, of course - with the friendliest posture possible in combat gear, and grinned. The hooded man's mind magic helped. She could feel it touching her brain, inspiring trust - and she let it, for the extra plausibility it would give to her ruse. She stepped across the intervening space and playfully smacked Danni on the shoulder.<br/><br/>"Man, the boss is going to be in a rotten mood tonight! You know how it is - someone like her doesn't like being shown up. Hey, maybe you've got a place with us, yeah? You shouldn't be wasting your time in the regular army, man of your talents and all."<br/><br/>Her fellow soldiers stood back during this. They seemed to have gotten the hint to play along. Lieutenant Jenkins continued to look irritated at the lack of murdering going on - perhaps a little too much; subtlety had never been his strong suite. (On the other hand, it was conceivable that he had actually fallen for the trust spell. Brains hadn't ever been, either.) Lieutenant Winston stood near his captain, in a pose that spoke of coolness and confidence, and also a willingness and ability to gut anyone who made a threatening move towards her.<br/><br/>The other two moved further into the room, finalizing arrests. The captain had tried to point out the hooded man hiding in the shadows during her earlier gesture - hopefully it had been enough. Ms. Robin had been manacled and shackled without incident, as had the one-legged man - well, he was manacled, at least. With the yelling over, the cat had returned, and was rubbing up against his mistress's leg in a manner altogether unfitting with the circumstances.<br/><br/>"So, let's just secure the area and get the prisoner back to base. I meant what I said - you don't belong in the regular rank-and-file. My name's Captain Hallow - ask for my recommendation and it's yours."<br/><br/>She concluded with a wink that could mean anything.<br/><br/>Now to see what would happen next... Something interesting, assuredly!