Duo let out a burst of laughter and dared to spare Nerdanel a quick glance and a flash of a wide grin.

"Like hell! Can't be doing that, sweetheart! We're running and we're not stopping and if you can't keep up I'll damn well carry you if I gotta! But no way I'm leaving you behind!" Not in the middle of all those monsters. No way, no how. If she'd been back with the others or if anyone else had been there to keep her safe he would have been alright with it. But just the two of them? No. He didn't leave anyone behind. That wasn't how Duo Maxwell rolled.

So he ran, his arm tight around Nerdanel's waist and slashed out with his other hand, giving the creatures who might have wanted to take a shot at them rethink their life choices.