"You first," Squirrel said to Ryory.
"Aye, always me first," Ryory muttered, approaching Serenity while twitching his whip. Circling Serenity, he said, "You know, dear, we needn't fight. You can just give yourself up."
"Then you might as well expect a fight," Serenity said, following Ryory with her eyes. "Because I'm sure as hell not surrendering to you guys!"
"That's really a shame," Ryory said, flicking the whip a little more than before. "I really do not want to see you get hurt."
"Don't make me laugh," Serenity growled, spinning her swords anxiously. "It wouldn't matter to you if I was hurt or unhurt--as long as you delivered me to the King your day is good."
"Whatever," Ryory said, suddenly swinging his arm up.
Flipping to the right to avoid being hit by the whip, Serenity slid into a split as Squirrel sliced her glaive through the air inches above Serenity's head. Rolling to her feet, Serenity saw DT whisper something into the rabbit's ear and set him on the ground. As the small rabbit transformed into a gigantic monster rabbit with bloodlust, Serenity said, "Oh boy..."
