They were playing with her. Giving her a chance to climb painfully to her feet, take a few swipes at the idiot that came at her first and then they would rush her and take her down. Then they would back off, give her time to recover. They slapped, punched and kicked her. They hit her in the places that hurt most, but they didn't use weapons. Though she was a mass of bruises, she didn't think anything was broken. Yet.

It was only a matter of time. She knew the Master wanted ...