R1T8: Seeing Steingott rush back inside and Norton follow suit, Al turns a puzzled glance towards Draegra -- "The hells is he talking about?" -- before hurrying inside himself. Once and if the growing clash comes into view and he sees orderlies attacking Martin and Zada, his temper flares, and through gritted teeth he mutters, "That weaselly sh*t!"

R1T7: Zada, your mindblade is manifested. What do you do?

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