* 27 * 7/14/12

Bishop stormed through the courtyard, headed straight for the Temple of Tyr. That holy-humping bastard was not going to take advantage of the situation any longer. He couldn't believe he had been so careless as to leave her out there with the paladin without keeping an eye on them. He had thought everyone else being there was a cushion that would make them incapable of acting toward one another, but he had been wrong. And now he had to fix it, before she grew a halo over her head, too.

Once inside the temple, he utilized his skill in stealth to move silently along the walls in case they were out in the open. That is, until he spotted them in the back room. Just one look inside made his stomach want to retch.

So the horny lot of filth finally had mustered up the courage to make a move. Funny coincidence that Lily wasn't even sober when it happened. He made to growl, but chose instead to stay quiet while he tried to think rationally about what to do.

A second later, Bishop couldn't help himself any longer in his frustrated state and pounced, clamoring into the room and extracting Lily from the paladin's arms as lightly as he could through his rage.

Casavir reacted almost immediately, pushing Lily gently to his right and advancing toward the ranger. "What is your business here?" he demanded, clearly enraged.

"To knock you the fuck out!" Bishop charged the paladin up against the wall, but the other's armor protected him from the blow.

"How dare you assault me here!" Casavir used his placement against the wall to his advantage, placing a foot against it and utilizing his momentum to launch Bishop a good meter away. Unlike Casavir, Bishop wasn't wearing plated armor, and so he wasn't so lucky as to avoid pain when he went crashing into a chair. As reflex, he reached for his dagger, but quickly remembered it wasn't there.

Still, Lily panicked at the sheer gesture. "Stop!" she shouted, hysterical again.

Bishop shot her a glare. "And you," he stated, his voice loud and threatening. "What the hell are you doing here with him? Alone?" He got up and began advancing toward her to intimidate her, but the paladin abruptly stepped in front of her. Casavir said nothing, but he didn't have to: Bishop had never seen such venom in the man's eyes. The armored warrior's face was contorted into the most menacing scowl Bishop had ever had directed at him.

A realization suddenly occurred to Bishop, and when it did, his blind rage settled into being merely heated. This was not the place to attack Casavir, as being inside this building made the paladin feel territorial, only strengthening his resolve. And he was far more protected than Bishop was, both in armor and in his guiltless state of mind.

Bishop returned Casavir's display of hostility, but then turned away. He looked up just in time to catch Lily taking the brief interlude as a chance to run outside of the temple, likely to get the others to help quell the fight, since she was in no state to do it on her own. Casavir went after her, just in case the ranger were to follow.

Bishop winced, but stayed right where he was. He raised his hand to his forehead and exhaled sharply.

When you don't have that stupid shining armor on, paladin, we're going to have an even-handed fight.