When the blade is about to hit Tanya, huge metal spikes rise out of the ground, impaling Taras and killing her.

???: "I see that you've also been hunting down that beast."

Tanya whips around, trying to see who was speaking.

???: "Calm down missy. Jeez!"
A tall black haired, blue eyed boy walks out of the bushes

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*Who are you?* Tanya asks suspiciously.

???: "Why should I tell you who I am? For all I know, you could be one of the Empress's assassins or a spy."
A ring of tiny spikes surrounds Tanya

*I could say the same about you.* Tanya discretely slipped another throwing knife off of her belt and prepared to throw it.

???: "Well, I wish you could be quiet."
The tiny spikes rise a little

Tanya stands still and readies herself to jump if the spikes shoot up.

???: "Wow, you are so easy to trick. And I'm a robot for pete's sake!"
He points to the branch above Tanya's head, where tiny spikes were growing bigger by the second

Tanya smiles knowingly, he had just told her his trick. Distraction. She decided she would try to use it against him. Tanya threw the throwing knife at the boy.