She was pondering her next move when the guards above her were rudely 
interrupted by orders squawking from their radios. Several Fists came charging 
down the stairway, shouting excitedly. Nell, trapped in the stairwell, made
herself ready to ambush them as they came toward her, but instead they ran into 
the top floor and made for the elevator lobby. Within a minute or two, an 
elevator had arrived and carried them away. Nell waited for a while, listening, 
and could no longer hear the contingent approaching from below.