To all servants of the law, be they vigilantes or guardsmen, a subject's guilt is something which must often be assumed before proof of their crimes can be found. Even those searching for a mark who has long passed the point of a fair trial must be prepared to judge others whom they find along the way, and if necessary, arrest them in the interests of preserving order. This is usually a simple affair, as the innocent rarely have cause to resist, while the guilty tend to be willing to commit further crimes in defense of their freedom. The fact that most people do not behave suspiciously enough to deserve questioning also serves to greatly limit the amount of work that a lawman is obligated to perform.<br/><br/>Unfortunately, naked men wandering the woods with non-human companions are far too suspicious to be exempt from such questioning, and for a band of six tired and frustrated bounty hunters, apologizing is far easier than chasing down what could be three deserving criminals just to beat confessions out of them. Therefore, they had skipped the niceties and introduced themselves by ambushing Jack with nets. He seemed cooperative at first, until he managed to close enough distance to strike one of his captors hard in the face and break his nose. Thinking that they had been tricked, the other five men immediately set upon him with cudgels while the girl he was with - that is, the relatively normal one - ineffectually tried to stop their beating with one of her own. Jack's resistance stopped well before Aris did, but as the men turned to deal with her, he rose to his feet again and tackled another one of them to the ground, forcing them to knock him unconscious simply to keep him from causing any further trouble.<br/><br/>That was about the time that sanity fled the scene, and half the men were quick to follow.<br/><br/>The first indication was that the girl had sprouted wings. They were pure white, and as she lacked taloned feet and remained in full possession of her arms, there was little mistaking her for the harpy that the six bounty hunters were searching for. Still, the sight was enough reason for two of them to grab nets and attempt to corner her while the other two who weren't already nursing their injuries stared on in confusion. When the angel took flight, the quicker of the pair grabbed hold of her ankles while his partner moved to keep her friend with the tail from interfering.<br/><br/>"What are you idiots doing?!" another one shouted, still lying prone from Jack's tackle. He started to pick himself up, but froze at the sight of a new combatant literally falling out of the sky to land in front of him. Without so much as an introduction, the newcomer produced a bladed staff seemingly from nowhere and cut straight through the hard leather boots of the two men still standing. When he stopped, it was only to hold his weapon against the skull of the one clinging to Aris's legs.<br/><br/>Against two people wielding blades and with only simple truncheons to their name, the bounty hunters were thoroughly outmatched. Both men whose lives were immediately in danger took off without hesitation, and the one who first "captured" Jack stumbled after them as best he could. The two with their feet cut open were in no state to run anywhere, which left the man on the floor next to Jack himself. He watched in disgust as his comrades deserted him, but made no effort to stand up and join them. When the angel descended to check on her unconscious friend, he raised his arms over his head to show that he was unarmed.<br/><br/>"I...<span style="font-style: italic">we</span>surrender." he said, glancing at his two downed allies. "Don't know what business an angel has here, but it's none've mine."