[Sadrain]

November 25th, Chicago; Sewer #17.

Ryan stood next to the wheelchair for a moment, watching how people rushed from place to another. Then he knelt down (receiving a poke in back with the gun) and took Alice's hand in both of his, Ryan's eyes now set only on her. The man felt extremely guilty and worried for this whole ordeal. It felt like they had ran from wolf and ended up in bear's claws. It seemed that both Alice and Elek had suffered great damage from whatever had happened, and if either of them died or did not recover, the whole plan, the whole rescue would be for nothing. Ryan's hands tightened around Alice's frail one and his heart felt as heavy as stone.

"I don't know, Amante! And that's the problem," Aiolia replied, putting a blanket over Elek, now that he was put down on one of the mattresses. Then she motioned to the strange pair: "those two came, the guy wanted for them to join rebellion. Elek tried to communicate with the girl - she seems to be mute or something's wrong with her head. And then he simply fell, like he had a heart attack or something. She had seizures, then calmed down. But she's alive." Aiolia sniffed, but then looked up at Amante with stiff expression. "If they came to harm Elek, they will pay."

At this moment, Leila returned with the medic. He first examined Elek, then did quick check up on Alice.
"It wasn't a heart attack. His body doesn't seem to be suffering right now, it's like he is in slight coma or something, but I don't know why. Same about the girl." Aiolia groaned and stood up. "We must get them to base, maybe someone has some sense there," she glared at the medic, although she knew this man wasn't at fault. "I am going to fetch the Cat. I am leaving them under your watch," Aiolia told Amante.

"Thank god you're here, Amante, I feel like everything is crumbling," Aiolia whispered, squeezing his hand, before she left the outpost, to hurry to the base. Although the girl had always known there was chance Elek could die, and die before her, seeing him like that, feeling this possibility breath up their necks, felt like the most horrible thing possible.

Leila just stood silent, keeping her distance, but watching each person carefully. She noticed how anxious and stressed Amante looked, and wondered if the reason really was just Elek's state. She actually had no idea what had happened, and it irritated her very much. Putting aside her dislike for him, Leila walked up to the man. "What happened to our noble leader? And who are those albinos?" The girl bit back some remark about white haired people having a bad effect on him and glanced up to Amante's face.