"More arguments than adventures I'm afraid!" Changing direction swiftly, Eight led them down an alleyway and around a sharp corner, hoping they might be able to lose their pursuers with enough twists and turns.

"You know what they say about being your own worst enemy! It's surprisingly true I've found, although we've managed with varying degrees depending on which of us is involved."

While losing their pursuers was a good idea when it came to humanoids, the spiders were having rather less trouble with keeping up, scurrying easily over walls and up the sides of buildings to jump down below, cutting off one option for escape and driving them another way.

"Do you get the feeling that they're herding us?"