Everett pursed his lips, he was slightly upset that Raina and Lotus were leaving early. He wave a small way to Raina and Lotus as they rushed away. 

"Hmmm. She'll be okay. It was probably just the announcement," Everett shrugged, "Following them is a little too much for now, just for now, Caleb," Everett grinned, it slowly disappeared as he watch their forms fade off in the distance. "Mysterious beings, women are. Caleb. Why do you think they are so protective of their identity? It is rather surprising to see how nervous they seem. Why should they be so worried?"

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Lotus was grateful that Raina had ushered her away before Caleb could intervene, she was just overall grateful that they could escape so smoothly, but the news about the government was a huge concern. Papers were easy to fake. But the sheer number that the rebels had to make were baffling. Lotus' head pounded when she realizes how much time she has to exert to the effort of creating paper, [i]quality[/i] government issued paper. Supplies were running low and hard to scavenge. Money was hard to find since none of them could get a job, legally.

"Raina, this is getting out of hand," Lotus whispered, as they took a hidden route back to the manhole, "I'm.... I'm worried." Lotus' fists were in tight balls, "We're...I'm endangering us all. I don't that. Oh Raina, I may have to stop seeing him." Her mind raced. She was thinking of the children, old, young everyone in their camp. Her memories burned inside of her. The memories of interrogation, torture, and escaping barely with her life. The pain, was unreal, it was as if she could feel her scars pulse and burn. 

"But, I don't want to... He makes me so happy. How could something so beautiful be so destructive?"