Closing in on the crash site was incredibly nerve-wracking, and traversing it even more so. The heat of the environment, the heaviness of the Mist in the air, and the overall paranoia that the attacking airship from before could return and open fire once more was all enough to make Lee actually attempt to be cautious. The moment the crash site wreckage came into view, he thought of an idea and pulled out a tool of his: a small roll of thread. He usually used it when setting up pranks back at the Citadel, but it was still a rather valuable tool even in the field, especially given his magic expertise. He unrolled it until a good few feet was hanging off the end and onto the ground, then hooked the roll to his belt and cast a minor charm to let it automatically unreel further behind him as he walked. The thread itself was extremely thin and hard to see even with good lighting, so it would stay hidden in the darkness and cluttered forest ground.

The purpose of it was simple: it would allow him to tell if they were being followed, though how it worked was slightly less simple. By applying a minute amount of Mist from the surrounding area onto the thread, he would be able to pick up on any movements near the rolled out thread. The Mist would multiply the strength of any vibrations that would occur on the ground and then send the signals down the line to Lee, like a makeshift telephone kids would play with by connecting two cups to each other with a string. It was a neat little trick he'd picked up during an ambush simulation the squad had been given awhile back, and now it was finally seeing practical use in a real field situation.

So far, as the group began to cautiously explore the crash site, the thread wasn't giving Lee any warnings, which was a relief in the midst of the chaos he found himself in. The wreckage combined with the bodies of the dead was a sight that could wear anybody down, but they were Wardens. They had to keep pushing and moving forward. And so, Lee did. Though corpse of the robot Setzer found almost made him want to turn back.

"What the hell even is this thing?" Lee muttered. It wasn't Rassvet or Vangar, that was for sure. Though the raised the question: who's was it? This was quickly turning into conspiracy and confidential information territory, and he didn't want any part of it, but still he continued on. They soon ran into the mutilated old man, and while the ghastly sight made Lee recoil at first while Setzer talked to the guy, Lee eventually recovered enough to approach and see if he could do something. He quickly realized however that the man's condition was far beyond his medical reach, hell even Theta likely wouldn't be able to patch this guy up. There was little anyone could do beyond ease the pain in his last moments, but the chances of anyone having or finding morphine were slim. Lee did know a spell that could numb out the pain, maybe he could use that...

His attention was quickly turned away from the dying man however when he realized there was a struggle going on at the pod with Setzer. Lee's eyes widened in shock when he saw Setzer take an arrow right to the shoulder, and he ended up abandoning the man to rush over.

"No shit we've got a live one," Lee retorted back at Setzer, and shook his head at how calm the big guy was being despite getting shot. His pain tolerance levels had to be off the charts. Before Lee could offer a quick patch up, Gideon took initiative and tried to force the attacker out of hiding by tossing a rock in the pod under the guise of a grenade. 'Good thinking Gid,' Lee thought to himself, and decided he would ready himself to follow up in case things went south. Though of course he preferred that this rescue mission actually [i]stayed[/i] a rescue mission.