Standing as EB hoisted 251, Omega simply nodded. Then he looked to Lady Destron.
”A Viper bound and gagged, cut iff from all others, will still pose a danger to us I’ll grant you.
Even so, I cannot condone that ‘third option’ unless there is no other choice but to ’remove‘ her. Pragmatic it may be, perhaps even practical. However, if, she is unconscious, she is defenceless. To take that road is—and will be seen as—cold-blooded murder. Remember, nobody among the vast and innocent populace up here knows the depths of her crimes, the cruelty of her mind, nor those she works with. They would see us as killers and monsters from ‘the ground’.
To kill in battle is one thing, to kill the beaten. It leaves a mark in you…” Kage let that last statement trail off, as it brought back some unpleasant thoughts from long ago.
”Regardless, keep your blade at the ready, as we may need it as a deterrent to prevent her from doing anything, stupid, when she wakes up.
Now, hoist up Night Cap and let’s move. All of you, through the doorway away from the incoming droids.” Palming a smoke bomb, the Knight rolled it into the centre of the room.
”3.
2.
1.
Run!”
With a snap-hiss the smoke bomb spun and burst as clouds billowed out to flood the room in impenetrable mist.