Swamped

The slavers might well be involved with Pubert's dirty business, which means they'd be trying to get back the wagon. That's your best guess at the moment.

Not that you need to know much about what's going on. All you know is, this woman talks like a slaver and she's sneaking into your home. You leap at her, claws drawn, aiming for her cloaked face.

But she grabs you in mid-lunge and tosses you to the ground. Seems she's pretty good when she hasn't been caught by surprise... although Starling's sudden tackle afterwards certainly qualifies as a surprise, it seems.

"Even against amateurs, two against one's no good," the slaver mutters, pushing Starling off her. You make another lunge, and manage to scratch her arm, but she kicks you back. "Especially with that alarm blaring. This really isn't looking good."

At that moment, you hear a loud noise, and then spot the other slaver flying backwards, landing just a few feet away.

"And it's just gotten worse," she mutters, reaching into her cloak. "I suppose this qualifies as an emergency, then."

You've just gotten your footing. Starling hasn't moved in a while, which is worrying. However, Rider should be here soon, so you probably won't need to do anything more than stall her.

At the same time, she's looking right at you, and you have little doubt she's ready to counter you if you strike. But you don't think you want to give her the space to do whatever she's preparing.

What's your next move?