As Edmund further moves towards the exit, he stops as he notices that, while Claire is holding the line up front, there are still ways for the mercenaries to slip around him and get to Alice. Since so much of his plans hinged on her survival, Edmund knew what he had to do. He stepped in front of the ladies, and held his arms out to cover them, hands glowing in dark magic in case those myrmidons snuck around and wanted a piece of him.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Edmund moves from D1 to F2, blocking the path to Alice and Nanami</div></div><br/>"I immediately regret this..."