The man’s eyes opened wide as he shouted and he stuck the barrel of his handgun into his mouth.
Accelerator and Birdway let loose kicks at the same time which knocked the handgun from his hand and knocked him unconscious.
“I went too far,” said Birdway, making a conscious effort to bring her tone of voice back to normal. “This has gotten a little trickier. I no longer have the Hanged Man.”
“It’s your own fault for being careless.”
“Not really. The magician would only have put together that plan if she knew I had analysed her spell. So where did Gremlin learn that? My methods were perfect and there was no flaw in your retrievals. And yet…”
“…”
“This is not an enjoyable situation to be in, but we might find something enjoyable if we look further into this.”