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<meanwhile, Katharina and Book are surrounded while she struggles to keep up her barrier>
Katharina: I'm sorry Jester ... I ... I can't keep up much longer ...
Book: It ... COULD'VE worked I guess?
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Book: In any case ... I am SO GLAD I got to meet you, Katharina. <he grabs her arm>
Katharina: ... L-likewise
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A thug: ANOTHER shield? Bloody MAGES!
Another thug: Don't worry - she won't last much longer!
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A thug: Just go and get some more - wait, DO YOU HEAR THAT?
Another thug: What?
A thug: Something's going on back there. Sounds like -
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A thug: - trouble.
<Shara comes soaring towards them>