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When he turned around to face her, Nadia had straightened her posture with a smile forming when he made a goofy face. Well, that definitely caught her off guard.She stuck her tongue out slightly in response, but she didn't move from where she was currently standing. She looked down briefly as she felt his hand brush against hers. She weaved her fingers with his with the smile growing slightly as she did this. She blinked her eyes a few times from out of surprise when he pulled her towards her when he did grab a hold of her hand. "Eh? What are you-" she was starting to say, but she fell silent when she felt his fingers brush her cheek. She closed her eyes feeling his lips against hers for that short amount of time. When she sensed that he moved away, that was when her eyes fluttered open. Ah. There was that light-headed feeling again like if she was dancing on clouds.It was a feeling that she was not used to, but it was welcomed.She nodded her head once when she heard him say that he was ready to go. She felt her cheeks beginning to burn right as he continued with the dress that she had been wearing.Oh? He liked it? Well then, it was something that she would have to wear more often. It felt strange to wear the clothing that the civilians were used to wearing. Her 'normal' consisted of her light armor and the cloak.Anything else like a simple shirt and a pair of jeans felt unfamiliar to her. It was just one of those things that she had to get used to, much like this place that she called her home."I'll wear the dresses more often then." she said softly with a warm smile. As he started to head towards the door, she followed after him but paused when he had to slip the boots on. She waited for a moment for she didn't want to drag him along when he was still pulling the boots on. She glanced up at him as he pulled the door open for her, before she headed outside in the extravagant corridor of the building. When she heard the door click shut behind, she assumed that Plato would lock the place up. She highly doubted that anyone would be brave enough to enter or break into the home, but it was a precaution that she took. You never knew what would unfurl next in this insane world of theirs. She recalled when she took him to the uncharted lands of Old Russia. What Karenza had explained was startling to her. The mercs from their era managed to cross link the information they gathered to pinpoint the time and location that she was at. She mentioned that they have been dealt with and that she was glad she made it out of there unscathed. Still, there was a few things that didn't seem to click. She pushed away the thoughts with her hand reaching out to pull open the door that would lead out of the apartment building. There was a blur from the corner of her vision which caused for her to jump from out of being spooked.
The gentleman that was responsible for tending to the building couldn't help but smile seeing her reaction."Have a good day you two." was all that the person had said while he held the door open for them both. Nadia simply nodded her head, before she lead him from out of the building. It wasn't that much of a walk to the hangar. If a fast walker was to head from her home to the hangar, they would be able to get to the hangar in about ten to fifteen minutes. A little longer if you were the leisurely type of walker."Sorry. I wasn't paying attention. A little lost in thought." she said softly to explain the small freak-out moment when the person had held the door open for them. She was silent for a few moments while she walked alongside him.Eventually, the guilt began to eat away at her which made her stop walking just before they headed into the hallway that would lead to the main hangar."There's one more thing." she started to say while she tipped her head back to look up at him."I'm sorry...for what I did." she started to say with a small frown."Karenza told me.I did it to protect you. I didn't want for them to get their hands on you. Those people...those soldiers..." she started to say as she blinked her eyes a few times with her gaze moving off of him. "They killed my friend. I cannot possibly imagine what they would do to you if they find out how much you mean to me. What they would do to you if they caught you." she told him lowly while she squeezed his hand. She didn't even want to think of the cruelties. They would keep him alive. They would harm him. They would try to break him. All just to get her to favor, and for her to do as they say."They have a name. The Hand of Ares." she added lowly, before she started to walk again so they could get to his ship. If he wanted to ask about that, he could do so on the ship. She didn't feel that comfortable just by speaking of that name alone. Especially out in the open like this.She slowed to a stop in front of the kiosk of Amanda Holiday, and she looked up at Feron. Should she try and speak with this woman? Or, was he going to try and talk to her about getting the ship?
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Roman simply nodded his head when she told him that she would figure out what they would be having for dinner. It would be a bit of a surprise for him. Despite her claim of nearly burning the house down earlier, he thought that she had done a good job with the omelettes for breakfast she made just the other day. He loved it, and it made it extra special because she made the omelette with him in mind. To be honest? At one point in time, he was a terrible cook. Though when he hit a certain rough patch in life, that was when he decided to rein in his life. It took time. A lot of time to learn the basics , and then once the basics have been mastered, he moved onto the more advanced subjects when it came to cooking. It was all about trial and error as well as learning from personal experience. He would have to remind himself that he would have to make something in return for Akari."If you make dinner, I can make dessert? Some crème brûlée? Or, some strawberries dipped in chocolate?" he told her with a tilt of his head with a small smile forming on his lips. He figured that he would help around in the kitchen one way or the other, whether it was to make a complementary dish for whatever she had in mind or to clean everything up and set them in the dish washer. He raised an eyebrow when she explained the meaning behind the cloaks that the Hunters always wore.There were stories that were behind each and every cloak that they had. The stories differed from one to another like a cloak that was dedicated for the scouts that ventured past the walls of the Last City to sweep over the regions that were veiled in darkness. To this day, it was the Hunters that still scouted the unknown before any other Guardian stepped foot into these places.
Each class had some part to play. The Titans were known to stand guard and to hold the fort down, and were typically the ones that were in the front lines. The Warlocks with their endless curiosity sought out knowledge, and were usually the first to discover something remarkable that could be a game changer in this neverending war against the darkness.He was about to turn to take a step towards the door, but that was when he heard her question relating to the incident. She wanted to be there when he explained to the Vanguards on what happened during that match. A soft exhalation of air left him while he weighed the options. He flicked his gaze over to her with a concerned expression. Would she sneak off in the middle of the night? Like what she had mentioned that she had done in the past without him ever knowing? He averted his gaze back over to the table where the broken helmet had once rested.Believe in him that he wanted to tell her. There was this fear that was slowly beginning to blossom at the thought of her being at the end of that gun that the Titan used.If she ended up getting hurt because of him, he wouldn't be able to forgive himself for that."I will tell you..."he started to say with his gaze softening but he was still looking right at her."Please...don't run off. Don't do what you...what you do at night." he told her with the growing worry in his voice.She was strong. He knew that. She could take care of herself, but he feared that there just might be a day that she wouldn't return from the night.That is what scared him so much.He loved her. He didn't want for anything bad to happen to her. It was why he fought so hard when she stumbled across him in the Dreadnaught. He had been a man that gave up, but when she stepped into his life, the fire to fight had blazed. He had something to fight for. He had something that he needed to protect, and he shall curse the heavens if something or someone was to take her."I don't want for you to get hurt,Akari." he said softly to her while he took a few steps towards her. He had taken her hands into his own while he drew closer to her.
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Without a moment's hesitation, Rose started to walk making sure that Wreav had done the same. Their paces had to be just right, or else one was going to be ahead of the other. That would end in disaster. She didn't say a single word nor sound while she trudged towards the sliding doors of the hospital. As they were in close proximity, the doors slid open to permit them inside the lobby. Her dark gray eyes flicked over a gurney that was off to the side. "That way." she murmured as she briefly looked back over to the other injured Nightstalker to see how she was holding out. The Thrall got her pretty good. She was surprised that she didn't end up falling unconscious like short cake over here. She headed over to the gurney, and eased the Warlock onto the bed to make sure that he wouldn't end up rolling off. A nurse with the clipboard started to walk into the lobby to call whomever was next in queue , but froze up when she saw her and the unconscious Guardian that was on the gurney. The face of the woman paled a few shades with her grip loosening around the clipboard. Rose slightly raised an eyebrow with the nurse darting back to where she had came from. It wasn't just the Guardians that knew of the twisted tale of Dredgen. It was a good story to tell misbehaving children. The equivalent of the boogieman or whatever ridiculous stories were out there. An impatient breath of air left her, before she flicked her gaze over to Sasha. She was here. She could ensure that Oliver was taken care of whenever the nurse returned after she darted off. "Later." she simply told the Titan and the Nightstalker, before she began to stride out of the hospital. She needed to go speak to the Vanguard about the details of the mission. Whether any of them followed after her, she did not care. This was brief. It couldn't take more than ten minutes to give a report.
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Sable blinked her eyes a few times when she heard him laugh. She slightly shook her head with a faint trace of a smile while she shifted some of her weight onto the right foot. She instinctively took half a step back right as his hand lifted up to rest at his head.It was an automatic response to almost any sudden motion. After the time that she has spent outside of the Tower, she didn't even think to take a step back or to make some other cautionary measure. It was just done at an instant without her mind processing the action. There was a point in time that she grew distrustful of the Tower. The time that she has spent out there in the untamed lands that were claimed by wars long forgotten, she learned a little more about the place. More than she possibly could have imagined.While it was frightening to think that the Tower and those that represented the Light may not be as gracious and divine that the stories claimed to be, they were there for the people that have lost all hope when their homes have been obliterated and swept over by the forces of the darkness. For that, she would give them some credit. Hence, why there was some loyalty to it. Plus, she didn't have the heart to abandon the allies that she has made here in the Tower.That was the other factor that played a role into all of this.The line that she walked along was still present. Her true loyalty was bound to the Reef. If the Reef and the Vanguard called upon her for her services, it would be the Reef that she would turn to first before she would lend her hand to the Vanguard. The thoughts drifted away when he asked for a glass of water, and something to ease the headache that he was currently experiencing. "What? I talk too much for a Warlock?" she murmured with a slight raise of an eyebrow. She shrugged her shoulders while she started to walk over to the door to fetch a nurse. She paused about halfway to the door while she casted a glance over her shoulder."What's the magic word?" she asked him with her hand landing on the knob of the door.