Police. They were Earth's Legion. Law enforcement. Caine had met more than one of their numbers. He tried to recall where he'd seen their offices. It was too far for him to go to without worrying he was leaving his comrade behind to be overwhelmed. It was not in his nature to leave behind a member of his pack. He would stay to fight with the woman.
She was his pack.
Jupiter would be proud of him for thinking of her as his pack. Her praise was worth more to him than any commendation at the hands of The Aegis. Caine cared what the queen thought of him. His actions were currently governed solely by the desire to make her proud of him. Jupiter had no interest in his accomplishments as a Skyjacker.
She would care if he saved the life of this human woman.
"I believe a canister of compressed air would work quite well. Many places of business have them in order to extinguish unwanted fires. Do you believe one of these containers could be acquired from a near-by business? If you could find one, I believe I could utilize it to clear out a large swath of the enemy horde. I will explode it with my weapon. Would you like to seek something of this nature while I cover your movements?"
Caine held his shield out to cover her before a barb could strike her. The creatures were either evolving or they were more dangerous than he'd realized.