Re: Nigeria, Africa.
The dryad took the weapon after a moment, adjusting it within her vines to ensure it didn't fire, or get wet.
"Alright. The system should be simple enough to follow, should only be one other exit, either a ladder going up or similar to the entry we're about to go into built into the ground. I'm guessing you want to take point here to avoid having to swing through me?"
After a moment pause to reflect on his question she shook her head.
"Like me, no. The others of my kind have already fled the area, I doubt any would be bold enough to return. I only remained due to stubbornness, and the simple fact that I am very old. I don't have many years left, and I wish to die on my own terms if I am to die. I refuse to die on the run, I will die fighting, if I am to die at all. Now, there may be other types of abnormals who may mount a resistance, but so long as we are together they will listen to reason. But none of them will likely be in the ... sexual mood."
The man seemed to pause for a moment, then a small grin crossed his face once more.
"Well then I must thank you for removing not one, but two obstacles from our agenda. We've come here to shut down the bio-operation going on here, perhaps gain some intel from it. I will assume you've come for a similar purpose, though likely you don't care about the knowledge here. A shame, but be it as it may be. Detaining you will only slow us down, and take fewer resources off the battlefield, so I am going to forgo the usual hostilities and allow you to both live, and go. Under normal circumstances I would never do such a thing since you work for Magnus, but ... given the current situation I would be foolish to waste potential distractions to the enemy. Know this though, when this is over, if we meet again I will not hesitate to capture or kill you, whichever is deemed to be more prudent at the time. Oh, and one final thing. If you happen to speak with Dr. Magnus, tell her we have not forgiven, nor forgotten her intrusion upon our territory and the loss of the sisters. We will make her pay, but not today. Men, leave them, let us leave, there's nothing here."
The group walked out the back exit to the mine system, an exit Sarah hadn't even seen until they walked through it. They were very careful to ensure weapons trained on both women until they were out of visual sight, and then they heard the group as one take off at a sprint.
Mirian sagged against the wall, shuddering slightly.
"You have no idea how lucky we were right there Sarah. They likely want a sample of Uroboros for knowledge and terrorist gain. Or maybe not, no way of knowing. What I do know is they usually capture abnormals and force them to serve their organization. They're belief is that humans are superior in intellect to abnormals, and they should be revered as such. For all purposes, they force slavery upon our kind, slaughtering those that they can't control, stating they are 'too great a threat to humanity' to be allowed to live. I've heard of the woman he spoke of, almost every intelligent abnormal has. I don't know what she did to anger them, but they won't let that grudge go until she's dead."