Akemi blinked, somewhat surprised at the effectiveness of the disparate and uncoordinated action. With one hightailing it, and the other aggressing directly at the maids, she hadn't even had to defend their Mistress the first time, let alone now. She felt a little abashed as she stuck her gohei back into her apron, falling back into a more normal pose.<br/><br/>She threw a glance for a moment at the retreating creeper. It was fast receding, and there didn't seem to be much hope in stopping. And what was the point anyhow? There must be dozens—stamping out just one wouldn't make that much of a difference until they could get in and clean out the shortcut properly all at once.<br/><br/>And Alice and Amendine had already started to move in on it. Well, it was the remaining hostile one, and that would not do. Gritting her teeth, she swung around it, shifting around to box it in against her fellow maids' movements, forcing it to either split its attention, or suffer attacks from directions it wasn't looking. Or whatever it did instead of looking.<br/><br/>(Cunning! Rolled a 4 times 2 = 8.)