[Her being able to take care of herself, he means, as the door swings open. The sight of the room isn't as sobering to him as it maybe should be; it's a relic, like anything else.
He takes a lookout spot at the door, while she picks through what's there. He holds his weapon between his feet, both hands on the hilt, ostensibly relaxed but ready to engage if he has to.]
Didn't have much of a choice, anyway. It was trying to kill us. [That's a yes, they did kill it.] Decently big, I guess. Slim pickings compared to some of the nastier ones out west, maybe, but it's hard to compare when you've got one trying to take your head off with its tail.
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[Her being able to take care of herself, he means, as the door swings open. The sight of the room isn't as sobering to him as it maybe should be; it's a relic, like anything else.
He takes a lookout spot at the door, while she picks through what's there. He holds his weapon between his feet, both hands on the hilt, ostensibly relaxed but ready to engage if he has to.]
Didn't have much of a choice, anyway. It was trying to kill us. [That's a yes, they did kill it.] Decently big, I guess. Slim pickings compared to some of the nastier ones out west, maybe, but it's hard to compare when you've got one trying to take your head off with its tail.