Tutting rose among the crowd. The two advancing figures halted, unsure of what to do. A moment before they’d been ready to blow the elf away. and their hesitation was fatal. The paramedics were within a dozen paces now. One of the men gave the other a look, then both turned tail and headed quietly away. Streak exhaled with relief. His Italian suffered a little as he thanked the paramedics just a bit too profusely.