CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
The sudden explosion of fire and glass above startled Pantalone and Volto, causing the Venetians to look up at it in surprise. But Talon, seeing her chance, rushed toward Pantalone and slashed at him with her claws. Because Pantalone was distracted by the explosion, he didn’t have time to defend himself and Talon’s claws ripped through his chest. Pantalone fell over with a cry, but Talon did not stop; she just ran over him, her hands over her head now as she fled. She fully expected Volto to start shooting at her, but when she looked over her shoulder, she saw that Volto was kneeling over Pantalone, apparently checking to make sure that he was okay.
This would have been the perfect opportunity for Talon to take down Volto, too, but she was still too injured to risk a dir
