[i]"Your friend helped out said criminal, in case you forgot, and she needs to be captured too. But nothing we can do right now will be helpful. So just calm down and shut up for now, okay?"[/i]

Giltwith said nothing more, not did he move towards Elliot in any attempt to comfort him. Elliot should have known better than the place personal emotions in the line of duty. Because of it, now they were forced to concede the battle for now. Still, Giltwith did not blame or pity the other Knight, simply accepting the situation as it was.

"Right," he finally said aloud. "So who wants to report this back to Spencer?"

A good mile away, Kiara sighed in relief while finally loosening her grip on Trixie; not enough to turn her loose or release her, but enough to give the other girl some more breathing space. They had lost the Imperium for now, but they were always being watched. They had to keep moving.

"Would you stop moving around so much," Kiara muttered lowly. "Right now, taking you with me is the best option for you. If you turn yourself in, I promise you the Imperium won't hesitate in executing you just because you've had contact with me. Look, sorry for ruining your night, but just tough it out and get over it. We have to keep moving...."