«We Could be Heroes»

He shrugged. "I don't know. Apparently the gene that makes us inhuman is dominant over what makes them... normal." Chase tossed his poking stick into the fire. He stared into it for a moment, feeling the heat on his face. "If you asked me, I would say we're all pretty much the same... I, uh, actually got stuck here." He motioned to the trees. "We were trying to penetrate the Sound. I made it out, but...."
"But what... " Mikki prodded. This whole thing was getting worrisome, and she was starting to realize how little they knew of Firestein at all.
 
Tayn stopped long enough to grab leona around the waist with one arm and carried her like a flailing shrieking bag of potatoes. And then tried to speed up a bit.
 
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Each side stood, muscles tense. Eyes trained on the other side. Hackles raised. Guns steadied and bows trained. The wind whistled across the mouth of the cave, and for a moment, one could hear a pin drop.
At last the centaur stepped up. "If there is any chance-"
A shot. Blood. A choking sound.
As he fell, the army charged.
 
"But what... " Mikki prodded. This whole thing was getting worrisome, and she was starting to realize how little they knew of Firestein at all.
He didn't look up, and a silence fell. At last he drew a hand to his face. "They, um. They died. My squad. We didn't free a single soul." The he pulled out a slip of paper from his hat. "But I did manage to get this."
 
Each side stood, muscles tense. Eyes trained on the other side. Hackles raised. Guns steadied and bows trained. The wind whistled across the mouth of the cave, and for a moment, one could hear a pin drop.
At last the centaur stepped up. "If there is any chance-" a shot. Blood. A choking sound. And as he fell, the army charged.

(Oh yeah the wind... hmm distracted scared and frustrated.... hmm...) its a hot humid wind

(Tayn is -aside from hearing- unaware of whats going on.)
 

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