Skye's practiced eye scanned over the human quickly, measuring how dangerous he was. He carried a strange weapon the lioness had never seen before, but she assumed it was some kind of modified crossbow. Must have been from the other side of the mountains, she'd never been there because it was so hard to cross them, but on this side her crossbow was one of the most advanced weapons available.<br/><br/><br/>Marduk struggled weakly, trying to push himself back out, but the snake was too strong. He could hardly move at all in its powerful coils. There was no point pleading with it, so he remained silent.