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And then another, and then even more. The two Partisans began shouting incoherently. “A Knight--no there’s three,” one of them barked. There was more yelling, then the shriek of metal on metal as the Immortal engaged the interloping mechs. The din of combat seemed to stretch on forever. The Knights’ mechs were much larger than the Immortal. There were three of them, and each one was manned by both a Knight controlling the mech’s movements and main weapons, and a squire covering secondary weapons and managing the mech’s systems. Even with all those advantages, the Immortal’s preternatural reaction time would make any victory for the Knights hard won.  
And then another, and then even more. The two Partisans began shouting incoherently. “A Knight--no there’s three,” one of them barked. There was more yelling, then the shriek of metal on metal as the Immortal engaged the interloping mechs.


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There was an almighty crash as the outer wall and roof of the building crumbled. Sunlight flooded what was left of the office. Whitepaw opened her eyes and saw one of the Knights’ mechs looming over her. It was proportioned much more like a yinrih, with recognizable head, torso, and limbs. Its head turned down to face her. It lifted one of its great metal paws and began deftly removing the debris piled on top of her.
There was an almighty crash as the outer wall and roof of the building crumbled. Sunlight flooded what was left of the office. Whitepaw opened her eyes and saw one of the Knights’ mechs looming over her. It was proportioned much more like a yinrih, with recognizable head, torso, and limbs. Its head turned down to face her. It lifted one of its great metal paws and began deftly removing the debris piled on top of her.
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“You know, we could have let those Partisans tear you in half," said the squire. "They would have killed you even if you gave them what they wanted.”  
“You know, we could have let those Partisans tear you in half," said the squire. "They would have killed you even if you gave them what they wanted.”  


“Found ’em!” Whitepaw and Sunrise walked up to the rest of the group. The Sunrise had Skywatcher’s notes wrapped in his tail. “This kind young lady showed me where they were.”
“Found ’em!” Whitepaw and Sunrise walked up to the rest of the group. Sunrise had Skywatcher’s notes wrapped in his tail. “This kind young lady showed me where they were.”


“You eggless wretch!” Skywatcher barked.
“You eggless wretch!” Skywatcher barked.
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“By the decree of her radiance, high hearthkeeper Iris,” Sunrise responded.  
“By the decree of her radiance, high hearthkeeper Iris,” Sunrise responded.  


"That weak blunt-fanged pretender!" Skywatcher hissed with hatred.
"That weak blunt-fanged pretender!" Skywatcher hissed.


"That weak blunt-fanged pretender just captured your entire network segment," said Daybreak.
"That weak blunt-fanged pretender just captured your entire network segment," said Daybreak.