Though there had been some personal satisfaction in defeating Deimos, Jigano found none in taking down Ianto, except that he was able to do so without harming the other fox. Glancing over to see how his team was doing, he noted Adam's patch in Wessex's hand, but Wessex's patch lying on the ground. Only one red badge remained in play, then, and it belonged to Melita, who was standing strong against Kiada as the two sniped at each other from a distance.
More than anything he wanted to pick up Ianto's red patch and even the odds against the honeybee girl, but he could already imagine the jeering if he tried to switch sides. Would the Fae even allow it? They knew so little of the rules of this game. But there was something dangerously personal in the way Melita and Kiada flung their weapons at each other, aiming not for colored swatches but for skin and flesh and bone. He gaveIanto an apologetic look and then sprinted to close the distance to Melita 's side, attempting to knock the red patch from her clothing with the sharpened end of his staff, in an attempt to hurry the uneven match to a close and prevent further bloodshed.
Jigano tries to get close to Melita and knock her patch off with his staff, without hurting her.
More than anything he wanted to pick up Ianto's red patch and even the odds against the honeybee girl, but he could already imagine the jeering if he tried to switch sides. Would the Fae even allow it? They knew so little of the rules of this game. But there was something dangerously personal in the way Melita and Kiada flung their weapons at each other, aiming not for colored swatches but for skin and flesh and bone. He gave
Jigano tries to get close to Melita and knock her patch off with his staff, without hurting her.
