Sera turned her head slowly, trying to find the person speaking.
She found him quickly since the man was pointing down toward Zubair, Lachlan, Alexei, and Aerenyx, as if he had identified the "real victims" in this situation. "We can get you out!" he shouted. "You're not under arrest. You're not being targeted. We can extract you right now!"
Sera's smile sharpened as her creature laughed, delighted. Oh. They think your horde is captured. They think you are a handler. That is going to hurt their pride when they learn the truth.
Zubair didn't answer.
Neither did Alexei.
Lachlan didn't even look in the man's direction.
Aerenyx's gaze did lift, slow and cold, and the Black-Badge man faltered when he met it.
The rescuer tried again, louder. "She can't control all of you! Move toward us! We'll cover you! We can keep you safe from the creature."
