[Sarah]

“So how did you plan on making them move out?” Lila asked before the seraph or angel could comment. Both creatures looked ready to kill Che at the first second they saw a weak point. Lila didn’t want it to come to a fight. part of it was her pacifism, though she was ready to fight if something good was being wronged, another part of it was that the first time weapons had been pulled the red glow from the chaos got far to near to the cabin. It would be over for her and her group if a chaos got involved. Lila didn’t know much about them and had no firsthand experience, but from the stories she had heard it was best to stay far away from chaos.

Che considered her options. It was clear she could win the fight but the angel and seraph wouldn’t go down without a fight. She could tell from the look on Lila’s face that the woman wouldn’t hesitate to jump in if things went south. Che wasn’t sure if she was disappointed or pleased that the woman hadn’t turned out to be a coward. “I figured letting them know their hideout wasn’t so hidden would be the easiest way. However I’m beginning to think that violence may be the best way, elimination at the very least,” Che said with a wicked smile.

[Sarah]

Her threats were met with snarls that reverberated softly around the room. “So you’ve shown them they aren’t hidden. Mission accomplished,” Lila said wondering how she could talk them out of being killed or tortured.

“She wants us to leave our post. Which we could do, but we’d have to tell our boss that they need to send in soldiers in order to protect the forest,” the angel said and wondered why the chaos would want so much trouble. “That would just mean they’d have more fights and we’d lose a lot of soldiers for nothing. Why would you go through all the trouble?” she asked puzzled.

Che smirked and let the room settle before she answered. “We are hoping you could make a deal with us,” she said pausing to see what reactions she might get. She saw confusion on most of the faces in the room, though the tall robotic man still looked like an emotionless statue. Che mused that he must have put himself into sleep mode once things began to stretch out.

[Sarah]

“We could watch over the forest as you do but you won’t tell your superiors of our presence. We’ll keep just enough chaos activity around to keep things normal and we’ll continue to ignore that you live here,” Che said finally. The angel and seraph began to look angry again but Lila looked thoughtful. Che hoped that would mean good things for her, so far she didn’t know what the girl was up to.

“I don’t see any problem with that, except maybe keeping it a secret from your boss,” Lila said glancing over at the angel. The woman shrugged and looked at the seraph; it wasn’t her place to make that decision apparently.

“Fine, but if you start doing particularly bad things or start doing something with volume I’ll have no choice but to report you,” the seraph said sounding only slightly defeated. In truth this place wasn’t run exclusively by her and her partner. If they didn’t report the activity someone else would.

[Sarah]

Che clapped her hands together suddenly and the room jumped. “Great! I’ll be going then, have a nice day,” she said with a sharp smile. She walked swiftly out the door and activated a charm of hers. It took her right to her current home and far away from the dingy forest. Things hadn’t gone quite the way she had expected but she was happy that she hadn’t failed her master.

“That feels too easy,” the seraph huffed before taking a seat. The furniture in the house was about as run down as the house itself but that didn’t matter very much to her superiors. Even though she and her angel friend would have to live here indefinitely they didn’t care to do anything to the house. “I’m Averie by the way,” she said after a while.

“I think as long as we do what they want they’ll leave us alone,” the angel replied slouching down into the couch. “I’m Jax, nice to meet you,” she said sending a smile towards the newcomers. She ached from the tension she had held while Che was in their home. It’d take her some time to unravel the knots in her muscles now. That was the downside to her power. Even if she used the smallest amount it took days for her body to recharge.

[Sarah]

Lila sighed inwardly. She had come here for information about a species she had never met before and now it seemed she’d have to keep the interview for another day. “I think we have all had a long day. I had a few questions to ask but…” she felt a little awkward asking. Yes they had been hospitable enough but they obviously didn’t like outsiders. “Would you mind if I contacted you later?” she asked at last.

The two women had obviously been waiting for her to ask because their response was delivered without hesitation. “As much as I regret to admit you did help us out. You’re welcome here so long as you don’t cause trouble.” Averie told her.

[Sarah]

The walk out of the forest would was quiet and Lila spent most of the time in her mind going over what had happened. There was so much to learn from the little interaction she had seen between the angel and the seraphim. She had to also come up with something convincing to tell her benefactor when he came to pick them up. It wouldn’t be too hard considering she had gained some knowledge about the two species. Kry and Niner followed in silence as well though she couldn’t tell if it was because they didn’t want to break her focus or if they had nothing to say.

Before they broke through the trees Lila dismissed Kry and he vanished in a puff of black smoke. “You won’t tell him will you?” Lila asked Niner as they broke through the last of the foliage. Niner shook his head no and Lila wondered what had happened to make him decide that.

[Sarah]

When they reached the road they found the same car waiting for them. Her benefactor wasn’t there and no one offered to tell her what he was doing that could be more important. Instead he left her with a folder full of paperwork. “Naturally,” She sighed. It seemed they only cared for the hard facts instead of her wild tale and theories. Oh well, she’d make sure his employees had a lot of reading to do. When she was delivered to her lab she was surprised that she felt sad to leave Niner. He was useful and good company. Lila noted that she would have to look for someone to accompany her on her travels. For now she pushed the thought to the back of her mind. She still had a stack of paperwork to sort through and a lab that hadn’t been used all day.