Watching as Dagnyr ducks down inside the carriage, Kaelen's thoughts grow progressively darker as he runs through the possible situations in his head.  There are many reasons why someone might want to abduct an archon, and one so powerful as Elona being vulnerable just makes it even more tempting.  Coupled with the events of the portal ceremony earlier, and the implications that<span style="font-style: italic">that</span>prompts, and the entire thing suddenly takes a much more sinister light, if that were possible.  Although there's a chance that the attack was coincidental, the evidence to the contrary is overwhelming.<br/><br/>Looking over at the other carriage, Kaelen winces as Alyssa pulls what's left of the watchman from the stomach of the catgirl.  Although he's still in one piece, the fact that his clothes have been reduced to rags and his skin is the color of cherries plainly show that if he isn't dead already he soon will be.  Knowing that the other watchman is likely in a similar state, Kaelen's only comfort comes from knowing that, for these two, there<span style="font-style: italic">will</span>be retribution for their crimes, but only after they get whatever useful information they possess first.<br/><br/><blockquote><div><cite>Dagnyr wrote:</cite>"The cabin's silenced! That's how they snuck in and out without anyone hearing anything. The captain's still breathing, and I can keep him that way so long as nothing else happens."</div></blockquote><br/><br/>"This whole thing was orchestrated just to get Elona away from us.  Whoever did this knew exactly how and when to hit us.  For their sake," as he motions to the two unconscious catgirls, "they had better have some<span style="font-style: italic">damn</span>good answers for me."