Taro sighed and told the fast biters to back off, but refused. It seemed like he would have to go in there and fight them off himself; he didn't know these carnivores, after all. He got himself into a bloody fight to save a murderer.
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Grandpa sighed again. "I suppose it's too late, anyway," he admitted. He looked over at the bush Lily was in. She gasped and fled immediately.