I watched the girl sprint away for several long seconds, her loose ponytail streaming behind her as she put distance between us with impressive speed.
"Damn it..."
I didn't really have a choice in the matter. I pushed myself up from my crouch and started chasing after her, my longer stride allowing me to begin closing the gap despite her head start.
I needed to resolve this misunderstanding immediately, before she managed to alert her community and create a cascade of serious problems. If the Boardwalk Community received a panicked report that Callaghan's men were lurking suspiciously outside their defensive perimeter, armed and covered in blood they would almost certainly respond with overwhelming force.
