“Follow me!” the businessman who had clearly been the leader of their half of the party bellowed without the slightest trace of terror or even tension in his voice. He brandished a high-powered brand-new hunting weapon. He still had charges left, and he fired with slow precision: no random spraying of high-energy bolts, but surgical shots that killed or injured an ice creature every time he pressed the firing stud.
He trudged toward the base doors, not hurrying, making sure the others followed.
Fiach flanked him as they fought their way back to the sanctuary of the cave. She killed another creature. The base doors seemed immeasurably far away, but they pressed on relentlessly.
The businessman blasted three more monsters that blocked the open shield door.
As they made their way into the cave, Fiach waited in the cold outside the door, driving back the last of the creatures.
“Get in here, Jedi!” the lead warrior said. “Now!”
He trudged toward the base doors, not hurrying, making sure the others followed.
Fiach flanked him as they fought their way back to the sanctuary of the cave. She killed another creature. The base doors seemed immeasurably far away, but they pressed on relentlessly.
The businessman blasted three more monsters that blocked the open shield door.
As they made their way into the cave, Fiach waited in the cold outside the door, driving back the last of the creatures.
“Get in here, Jedi!” the lead warrior said. “Now!”