Carolyn felt her temper begin to rise at Ashlynn's insistence to stay on that archaic, human vehicle. Biting her lip to prevent herself from insulting the rider even further, she reverted her attention back to Leo.
"Wanderer thugs?" repeated Carolyn mockingly. "A group of Wanderers kidnapped this idiot," she gestured at Ashlynn with her thumb. "A rag-tag group of would-be heroes was formed and you all got your asses handed to you by, I repeat, [i]Wanderer thugs[/i]?"
Carolyn shook her head and laughed out loud, wondering exactly how much effort the boy had put into this obviously concocted alibi and exactly how credulous he believed Carolyn to be.
"I don't have time for your bullshit stories; you'll all be serving detentions. Anyway, how the hell did this happen?" she asked coolly, staring at Mable's blood-soaked clothes. "Where's the wound?"