"Lies?" Rachel paused imperceptibly when she noticed Zell. One the one hand, she knew he was good in a fight and if she knew he had some serious magical mojo that could be brought into play. On the other was the fact that his mind had zero shielding and that meant she was going to have to split focus if Stryfe noticed him.

She took the leap as well as she could, giving ground and moving backwards. She didn't want to change position, didn't want Stryfe to notice Zell in any shape, way or form and that meant she had to keep him focused on her. So, she decided to take a chance. If Stryfe thought she was lying, she'd let him see the truth.

Putting all her memories an knowledge of Stryfe in the front of her mind, she opened the smallest path right towards it. If he wanted into her head, he was going to have to get through all that first. In the meantime, she tried to think of a way to use Zell to take the bastard out.