"Is there any way to help him? I hate him and all, but if he's your friend I'm obligated to help him. Allies of the NCR and all that. Allies of allies of the NCR are covered under our Obligation of Protection. Anyways, we're at the forest." [b]And I wasn't lying. We actually were at the forest. This place would be trapped to hell. Bear traps, rigged shotguns, mines. And guess which one we ran into. A mine. A beeping went out, and quickly sped up. We had to take cover, too little time to run away or defuse it. Agh. As much as I hated her, I had to protect her. This would hurt.[/b] "Mine! Get down!" [b]I tackle her to the ground, and just when we hit the ground, the mine explodes. It scorches my coat, and heats my armor to the point of burning me. Irina should be safe, though. She was the priority at this point. I roll off her, and lay on the ground for a moment. I get up with a pained grunt, and look over at her, dusting myself off.[/b]