Hammer glanced up from the still form of the mage just as a pair of security guards appeared around the corner. There was a split-second where the guards were surprised at the sight of the runners. In that fraction of a second the Hammermen were already moving. Tootall stepped in front of Geist’s body to protect the mage from stray rounds. In his trance-state, Geist was helpless and any injury could drive his body into fatal shock.