Carolyn kept an eye on Riddick as she began to issue her own orders. Men were sent to bring Dr. Ogilvie to them and Kilo was sent to retrieve her crossbow. She gave thanks to the deceased Purifier that one of his parting instructions was to teach her to use a weapon. Kilo had proved to a patient and effective teacher in the particular weapon she wanted to use. She had briefly trained on every weapon available to the Necromongers but found an affinity for the crossbow. Kilo had even had one custom made for her. It was much lighter and smaller to fit her smaller stature. Carolyn had excelled at it. Finally, she turned to watch her husband fight for his life.

The fight went much as Carolyn expected. It wasn't that she doubted Richards's abilities or his freakish agility but the man he was fighting wasn't called the Dragon for nothing. He was huge. Carolyn was reminded of a biblical story about a young boy fighting a giant with only a slingshot. But that's ok, she thought to herself squeezing Vaakos hand a bit tighter as Riddick took a nasty cut to his arm. She was going to be his rock. Riddick had been stabbed and cut in more places than she could count and she was beginning to worry that he might lose simply by blood loss.

He was tiring and tiring quickly when the moment she dreaded came. Riddick slightly stumbled and Kailen took advantage of it whipping out his arm and slamming Riddick to the ground, unmoving. Carolyn rose to her feet with Vaakos help and Kilo jumped up on the dais to stand behind her as she picked up her loaded crossbow. The giant walked cockily around the ring smiling broadly at the cheering crowd, as Riddick lay breathless and stunned on the ground. When Kailen saw Carolyn standing he made his way to towards the dais. As he bowed at the waist in her direction Carolyn raised the crossbow and aimed using Kilo as her anchor. Her advanced pregnancy was throwing her balance off somewhat and he was helping her by resisting her weight as she pushed back on him.

"And just what do you plan on doing with that toy?" Kailen asked her.

"Just letting my husband catch his breath," she told him as she fired an arrow straight into his chest.

The man looked between her and the bow and suddenly let out an enraged roar. Carolyn stood her ground not batting an eyelash as Riddick, like a phoenix rising out of the ashes, made a flying leap onto the larger mans back shoving a knife into his jugular. He held on pushing the knife deeper until the man fell, slumping to the side. Riddick staggered a few steps and then collapsed to his knees on the ground completely exhausted. Helping her down the steps, Vaako followed her to his side. She dropped to her knees beside him reaching out to touch his face.

He opened his eyes, "He did not know who he was fucking with."

"Seriously, Riddick, you need some new lines."

He chuckled as he leaned in to nuzzle her cheek until he felt her temperament change. Vakko helped her stand and his eyes closed as he listened to her talking to Shanly. "If anything happens to him, what Lord Marshal Zhylaw did to your world is going to look like a fucking picnic," Carolyn hissed at the woman.

Riddick raised his head tiredly and became very aware that his frightened children were watching them. "Carolyn." When she continued on he raised his voice "Carolyn!" She spun her head around to look at him. "Enough!" She opened her moth to speak and he cut her off, "This is not a negotiation!"

Carolyn shut her mouth while Vaako helped him stand, asking the older woman, "Where can we take him so that our physician can tend to him?"

"There is a shuttle waiting for us."

Riddick reached out running a hand down Carolyn's cheek and then let himself be helped along by Vaako and Chode. Carolyn followed with the doctor and took the girls hands as the Elementals fell in behind, surrounded by the rest of the soldiers.

Getting them all settled in the shuttle was a feat in and of itself. On the way to wherever they were being taken the Doctor administered basic first aid to the more serious of Riddick's injuries while Carolyn sat away from everyone as she gave girls what comfort she could. She herself was in pain physically and emotionally Riddick observed, watching her as the Doc tended to him. He had his goggles on so that no one could see where he was looking. Carolyn knew though, she knew what his eyes felt like on her.

They were taken to what Carolyn could only describe as a multi-story villa. She could smell saltwater as she was helped down. Riddick was whisked away and Carolyn followed to where the rest of the women were being taken hoping to leave the girls with Aereon tonight.

Standing alone in the hall Aereon took her shoulders. "Are you alright?"

"Just exhausted, I've been having false labor off and on all day."

"Why didn't you say something?"

"False labor," Carolyn repeated. "There was no need to share."

Aereon shook her head. "Go see to your husband. We shall watch over the little ones." Carolyn smiled and bid her a goodnight.