Kadricke soon settled on a course of action. More important than anything was getting his Coalition back on its feet and try to do something about the cracks in their foundation Derot had sown.
However, even if he fixed it, it would do nothing to stop Derot from continuing to turn the tides and return the favor of his actions up till now, so to speak.
"Stand down," Kadricke ordered his armed thugs. "You're no match for a Shadow."
They might be able to take down Derot by swarming the Shadow to keep him distracted and sneak attack Derot. But that was a costly move, especially if too many of the combatants died in the process since they might not be able to stop the Shadow's ensuing rampage.
The armed men withdrew to Kadricke's side of the restaurant and stood between the Shadow and Kadricke.
