Raven once again had her "in-control" mask in place, thanks to Connor. If she hadn't been so frightened when Clay threw the knives at her she would have rolled her eyes. Not again she thought rather miserably as the blades came closer, that was until they were blocked from her view by Connor. She arched her eyebrow in surprise and then forced herself to look unperturbed.
<Nicely handled> she sent Connor smoothly, content that she was back in control of herself once again. Her smile widened as Connor formed an ice spear and drove it into Clays leg.
<Now that is even better> she sent approvingly as Connor indifferently informed Clay of the rules of combat. She stooped down and swiftly picked up Clay's fallen knives from the floor. They fitted nicely in her hands, even though she doubted they'd be much good if she threw them. Even so, I might just keep them to annoy him she thought slyly to herself. She was about to walk straight up to Clay and either finish him off or gloat a little first when a seriously irritating buzz entered her thoughts. It was directed from Landon, and Raven gave him an infuriated glance before finally opening her mind to his.
<What?> she asked harshly, before his thoughts tumbled into her own.
<'Raven! Raven! Please! Help me get this mask off! I can help us, just please! Raven!'>
The stupid message just repeated itself, and just annoyed Raven all the more.
<Will you just shut up?> she demanded tersely <I am not some sort of idiot. I can here your stupid sentence, I don't need you to repeat a thousand, and you are being seriously annoying.>
Even so she could not deny the usefulness of Landon's gift as a threat. Giving Landon a furious glare, she shoved him around to face the back. Using Clay's fancy knives she managed to slice the thick cords and watched as the metal mask dropped to the floor with a metallic ring. Steering Landon to face Clay, Raven glowered down at the Agent.
"If you dare try and stop us again, I will make Landon speak. I don't care if he kills me in the process, and so help me I will use him whether you or him for that matter like it or not."
Knowing the threat would be enough to keep the man still until they were out of sight and unable to use Landon, Raven grabbed the mask and the two boys hands and marched past Clay. Once they were behind him, she dropped the other two's hands, and grabbed the mask in both of them before bringing it down on Clay's head with all her strength. She was sure that would keep him out of it for a while, and so she re-took both of Connor and Landon's hands and continued to march down the corridor.
"You my friend" she said angrily to Landon "Had better learn I do not take lightly to people irritating me and continuously repeating the same bloody line straight into my head. It ticks me off. "
They continued a few paces more, before her anger lowered to a simmer.
"The idea however worked" she said finally, though the venom was not quite gone from her voice.