Macey internally groaned at Monkey Kid’s comment, although her face on the outside was completely deadpan. That was okay though – she’d murder him later. 

With the birds, she kept that same air of indifference. Though they looked quite harrowing, Macey had a feeling that this wasn’t the target that the Mayor wanted the hunters to go after. Predicting that Sinthe and Akemi to rush in and deal with the bulk of the ravens (which they did, rather splendidly) Macey took the time to relax and try out her ranged weapon. 

The first shot only managed to knock out the humanoid jaw from its hinge. The “bird” in question staggered for a few seconds, before carrying out its assault with its razor sharp claws. [i]What kind of gun has this bad of an aim?[/i] Macey thought, taking two more shots to finally kill the stupid thing. One spiralled through its body, while the lethal blow took the head off completely. At least the shotgun was powerful, but with this kind of deviation, it seemed like a better fit for a close range weapon. 

There was some benefits to hanging back from the fray, however. For one, seeing Akemi’s demonic fighting form for the first time was rather fascinating. And secondly, meeting that shadowy being for the second time that night gave Macey a strange sense of reassurance. 
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“It seems like our dark knight in shadowy armour has decided to follow us. Which works out perfectly – it means we waste less time and energy trying to track him down.”[/color] Or her. Or it. [color=a2d39c]“He’s the same guy we saw in the town square today” [/color]Macey said, addressing Jenniver.[color=a2d39c] “If we have him as an ally, we have relatively little to fear. Let’s get going, before I end up starving as well.”[/color]