~ A stand off on the edge of the beach: Maddi with Kira, Elijah and Tony ~<br/><br/>"Tony stay out of this, this is between us, This guys is mauling Kira and won't let go, and now thinks he's top dog and needs an object lesson in underestimating his opponent."  Maddi had been following him as he led back down to the beach, still firmly attached to Kira and Maddi was keeping a lid on it whilst he was.  In fact she admired him for trying to keep control of the situation, he was a cool customer and a worthy opponent.<br/><br/>"As far as I'm concerned, whoever you are, you're on mate, I've been in survival mode all my fucking life.  Just keep it fair, you and me," she had been careful to keep Tony in sight all the time she was talking and a good distance between them, if these guys had been buddying up for two years, she had to keep on her toes.<br/><br/>Maddi had kept her tone as even and calm as the stranger's watching the way he moved and already sizing him up.  If he didn't play fair she knew she could get him to let go of Kira, and Kira could run like the wind, so she'd be safe for a little while. Also Maddi was capable of putting up with a hell of a lot more than Kira was, she had the scars to prove it.<br/><br/>As they reached the sand she spoke calmly to Kira, but her eyes didn't leave the two men, "It's OK Kira, you know I'm OK for this, remember St Mays?" And she knew that Kira would definitely remember St Mays, that night, in the docks, Kira had been threatened and Maddi had got her out of it, but only just, because Kira hadn't run when she could have.  Maddi had said to her afterwards, if the situation came up again to run when she could, her being there was a liability.  It was important to to go get help, much better than being used as bait.  She hoped Kira would realise too that Lizzie was still out there, she may need help even more than Kira did, it was the one thing that was distracting her slightly and she had to push it firmly out of her mind – first things first.<br/><br/>"I'll agree to this competition of yours if it isn't rigged in you favour, and as far as terms are concerned, if I win you don't have to leave us alone for ever, you just have to act like a gentleman and take no as no. And if you win, it's between you and me, Kira's out if it whatever happens."  This had to be more than just getting the upper hand temporarily.  Right now she could beat him in a fight, at first, but she wasn't stupid enough to think she could keep the girls safe by brute force alone on an island this size with four men to contend with.<br/><br/>She didn't think after Tony's gentler response by the fire he would hurt Kira, but he wasn't a real gentleman either - as he'd been quite happy to leave her alone to look for the girls. He'd gone down in her estimation after that, so she wasn't happy with taking her attention off him completely either,  it was certainly more complicated with him there.