It suddenly occurs to you that maybe there are traps about, but they're magical in nature. You start cutting the glass and who knows what might happen. The daggers seem like there is possibly less danger involved seeing as they just fastened them to the wall.

Of course it isn't just an easy matter of ripping the dagger from the wall, you grab a prybar from your pack and start to get to work, but given their height above you, it's awkward.

You pry and pry, but don't seem to be making any headway. You begin to think that the daggers are being held in place by magic and you might be right considering that you suddenly feel a force knock the prybar from your hand and as you try to grab it you stumble into one of the isolated stands with a glass case knocking it over and falling on the broken glass.

Fortunately you're mostly protected by your clothing, though you're still picking glass out of bits of your body. However, you don't do that for long since you notice the diamond necklace that has now been released from its cage. You might as well grab that instead.

No sooner have you picked it up and that's when you feel an unnatural chill in the air.

"That's not good." You say and get the hell out of the Galpatis exhibit room.

Doesn't help though, you're still feeling like the unnatural cold is following you. You get the very real feeling that SOMETHING is following you, but you don't dare look behind you, all you want to do is get out of the museum and HOPE that whatever this is doesn't follow you outside.

You see the exit in the distance and then you see a wispy green glow materialize in front of it. A malevolent face briefly appears and then one of the statues closest to you comes to life!

"Shit!" you exclaim and just barely manage to avoid getting your head smashed in.

You look around and see that now several of the statues are coming to life. The exit is blocked by that ghostly thing so even if you could maneuver past the statues, you aren't getting out that way.

"HEY! Grab the damn rope!" a voice shouts from above.

You look up and see Tanya on the second floor throwing a rope to you over the railing. You waste no time in grabbing and climbing up it while she pulls you up.

The statues try to grab you at first, but then soon realize the best way to get you is going up the stairs.

As you grab the railing, Tanya grabs your arm and hoists you over it. You almost feel like she's going to yank your arm off, but of course you see a glimpse of her face again as she's pulling you up and you're almost smitten enough to forget all about the extreme danger you're currently in.

Hurry you fool before I regret saving you!" Tanya shouts and runs towards another rope that hangs from an opening she's made in the glass dome on the roof

Following her lead you make your way to the rope and quickly climb up it where you're staring directly at Tanya's ass the entire time. Again, probably a good thing since your focus isn't on the invisible horrors that are desperately trying to get your attention by whispering demoralizing things in your ears to cause you to give up hope and stop trying to escape.

Doesn't work though, Tanya's ass is literally saving your own. Eventually you manage to get to the roof where you and Tanya both start leaping across the tops of nearby buildings. When you get far enough away, Tanya at last stops to take a breather and then also punches you in the face.

"What was that for?" you ask.
"Do you even need to ask?! Your incompetent bumbling nearly got not just yourself killed, but ME as well! What the fuck were you even doing there? Did you KNOW I was going to be there?" Tanya asks.
"Well…"
"Let me guess, Sneaks told you…I'm going to kill him."
"Where were you anyway? I looked for you for awhile."
"I was in the basement stealing the Tivan Crystal."
"Oh. I didn't think to check the basement."
"Given all the security you set off, it's apparent you didn't think at all! I was just on my way to leave when I heard glass breaking and the scampering of your feet. Did you really think you could just smash and grab shit in a place like that without consequence?"
"I didn't mean to at first. It was an accident. I just wanted to get you something since I couldn't find you. Here." You say and pull the diamond necklace out of your bag.
"You're joking right? I could steal, and have stolen items a lot more valuable than this!"
"Yes, I'm sure you have, but its value is not the point, this is my gift to you. The motivation behind it is important."
"You expect me to believe you stole this for me?"
"Believe what you wish, the point is that it's yours now my dear." You say and put the necklace in her hand. Tanya looks at the necklace in disbelief, and addresses you again.

"So…wait…you REALLY think I'm going to wear this? Surely even someone of your intelligence can see that I'm not some dainty aristocrat who dresses in fancy gowns and adores myself with jewelry."
"You may do whatever you wish with it. You may throw it away, keep it and wear it, keep it and then sell it or just keep it period. It doesn't matter. It was just my way of thanking you for not just saving my life, but also the pleasure of being in the glow of your beauty."

Tanya is now looking at you in disbelief.

"…you…you…I…" Tayna starts to say.
"Yes?" you ask.
"Look! I don't know what the hell your game is, but I'm not playing, and I'm not fooled!"
"But I'm not trying to fool you, it's merely a gift to…"
"Stop it! Stop it right now! And stop looking at me like that, if you want to keep your eyesight! I don't want to hear anymore of your honeyed words! We part ways here and don't you dare try to follow me!" Tanya yells and pulls her hood even more over her head, before leaping to the next building.

You naturally ignore her and start following her anyway. You must hop across three rooftops before Tanya stops again.

"LOOK, this is NOT going to…"

A bolt whizzing by suddenly interrupts Tanya's words.

At first you think briefly that it's the guardian museum and it's followed you, but it turns out to be a more tangible enemy instead.

Several men with crossbows suddenly materialize on the roofs nearby and a few of them even on the roof you're currently on. You both instantly duck down and try to find cover.

Several other bolts follow though fortunately the ECS has not employed skilled marksmen.

"Bah! All those bolts and you lot couldn't hit a behemoth's butt with a bass fiddle! I told you fuckers to practice! Just fucking close in for the kill!" you hear someone shout.

You and Tanya can't go in any direction without facing ECS members, but given the state you're in right now, you're not exactly avoiding a fight and neither is Tanya.

"Looks like some of the EC are begging to be declawed. I'm always up for whittling down their ranks." You say.
"First thing you've said, that I agree with." Tanya remarks.

While the EC might be terrible shots, you certainly aren't, you shoot three of them before they even manage to close in. Tanya on the other hand is perfectly content on taking on five of the assassins in close combat.

One of the members however is standing back and still blinking in and out of existence. He's obviously using that blasted shadow magic. He's mainly giving orders right now, but if he gets in the fight, you don't anticipate things going well.

You try to take aim at him, but you're stopped by two EC members who both nearly stab you. After dodging their blows, you shoot the pair of them.

Seeing as you've only got one shot left and no real time to reload, you turn your attention back to the EC leader, who is now gone. Tanya is still working on two other EC members and you're about to go over to help her, when a magic missile of some sort hits you.

You drop your weapon and collapse. You almost feel like all the energy has been drained out of you. You're so weak, you can hardly even push yourself back up, though a hefty kick soon stops that attempt.

"Finally got your ass! It's like they always say, you want something done right, ya gotta do it yourself. So you think you can just get away with shooting our members like some cowardly sonofabitch?" the shadow magic wielder remarks.
"You…you just hit me with a fucking magic missile!" you wheeze, pointing out his hypocrisy.

This of course isn't appreciated and you soon receive another kick.

"Silence! I'm gonna enjoy this."

Fortunately, he doesn't get the chance due to all his gloating which was enough time for Tanya to finish off her last opponent and run over to help you again.

However, he's quick enough to avoid her attacks.

The pair of them duel while you lie there trying to gather your strength. You're really woozy and weak.

You eventually manage to stand up, but you feel like you're going to teeter over again. Tanya is still fighting the EC leader, but she's not making much progress. In fact, he might even have a slight advantage since he hasn't been exerting himself as much as she has tonight.

You look over to your right and see your pistol lying nearby. You've got one shot in it and you're not exactly in the best condition as far as accurately aiming anything right now.

Of course you could just try to help Tanya in the more traditional way and try to backstab him. Still not ideal, but if you miss, you're not likely to hit Tanya by accident.

You backstab

You'd rather not risk hitting Tanya, you need to get in close.

As you attempt to move forward, you have a bit of trouble trying to keep your balance since you're still very woozy. Tanya's still holding her own, but the bastard's shadow magic is giving him the edge. Fortunately his back is still towards you.

You try to get a little closer and every inch of you is struggling to not slip into unconsciousness. You see the EC member block several of Tanya's attacks and then manages to knock her down with some sort of glowing magic from his hand.

You see him going in for the kill and that's when you make your own lunging attack.

And promptly trip over yourself only to fall next to him.

The EC member is distracted enough that he doesn't attack Tanaya in her prone position; he does however attack you instead.

This time the magic missile hits you directly in the side of the head on top of being at point blank range. The flesh is burned off followed by your skull cracking and brain partially melting.

This might have given Tanya enough time to recover and press her own advantage, but you're out of fight and more importantly this existence.