We all agreed there was a good chance Kuda would double-cross us, so Sayida gathered as many allies as she could muster to provide us a safe exit in case of an attack...which inevitably happened. However, while we saw an ambush coming, we didn't anticipate the cruelty with which Kuda executed it. She'd gathered all the remaining Inquest loyal to Vloxx, and—after taking every opportunity she could to insult me—she postured as if to use the loyalists as a bargaining chip. Casually, she proposed that she turn Vloxx's loyalists over in exchange for taking me prisoner.
Of course, she had no real intention of allowing such a trade to happen, regardless of whether we would accept the audacious proposal. Kuda gave us only a few seconds to discuss the proposal, then she suddenly announced, "Time's up!" This was the cue for her Inquest to open fire on the defenseless loyalists, murdering them all in cold blood, before turning her forces on us as she escaped via a teleporter.
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