Edmund spared a look over his shoulder back towards Claire and Alice. It was good to see they were right behind him; Alice dying would be a dreadful blow to his plans of regaining his former glory, and Claire dying would be a dreadful blow to his plans of staying alive out there by having a giant walking wall of iron to stand behind. Either way, if they could just make it to the backdoor of the manor before--<br/><br/>SHITWAFFLES!<br/><br/>Edmund skidded to a stop and slammed his back against the wall as he noticed several more mercenaries around the corner, not quite sure if they were friend or foe. This allowed me to look back and notice more mercenaries right behind them, having missed their call of "we've come to help!"<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Edmund moves from C9 to C5</div></div>