Maria's expression darkens when she looks down and sees the bodies tossed so carelessly down beneath the bridge. It's not terribly surprising that the Snake-headed bandit would have zero regard for his victims... but this strikes the monk more like a message than base callousness. The way she figures it, the snake-head probably leaves the bodies of his victims lying about to dissuade any potential coups from the lesser bandits in his "army," and perhaps to make sure that his next victims are too panicked to do anything once they are finally in his lair.<br/><br/>Unfortunately for the snake, Maria is quicker to anger than she is to panic.<br/><br/>"Lissu, ya need ta keep behind me now." The monk's voice lowers as she stalks across the bridge, summoning the Starstone's flames and letting it blend with her own watery chi, so that steam rises from her body in a steady haze. "We're gonna go kill us a snake..."<br/><br/>As always, she doesn't bother hiding her presence... each footfall rings out clear and true, and the crack of her knuckles sounds like the crack of black powder in the dim blue light. Let the SNakehead hear her coming, and rise to the challenge. She's always wanted a snakeskin belt...<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button"> Mechanics</div><div class="spoiler_body">Unless anything pops up, Maria is going straight across, looking to find the Snakehead and pummel him as soon as she can. :P</div></div>