Alina was still admiring the precious gems in the palm of her hand when she felt a shape slitter around her lower leg, as it squeezed on the white leather of her boot. Another tentacle-like limb snapped up to her wrist, causing her to drop the precious stones on the marble floor. She let out a yelp, more out of surprise than real shock or pain and tried to tug herself loose from the grip of the morphing chest. As she tried to unsheat Stab with her free hand, another strange limb shot up and slap her hand away. She tried to turn around, but the rope-like substance on her leg yanked it back and she fell over on the cold floor, letting out a scream of pain as her upper arm hit the deck.