Round 567

Varrika grits her teeth against the throbbing pain in her ankle, trying to focus on Merrin's words as she works to stabilize her leg. "Merrin," she says through clenched teeth, "I can't walk." She looks up at the Guardian, her eyes narrowing with suspicion. "You're not human, are you?" she demands, her voice strained with effort and pain. "What are you? And what do you want with us?"

Merrin looks around frantically, her mind racing as she tries to find something, anything that they can use to stabilize Varrika's ankle. "Varikka," she says urgently, "we need to get you out of here." She glances up at the Guardian, her eyes narrowed in suspicion. "You," she says, her tone rough and challenging, "what are you? And what do you want with us?"