“Now don’t be like that! I said we’d hear her out, right? There’s no need to start doubting me. Besides, I [i]am[/i] your superior Elliot.”

Spencer fixed a mismatched glance on his younger partner before shaking his head, as if confirming something. It wasn’t long before their trail led them further into the dark alleyways of the city, the area around them slowly turning into the slums.

“Nice backdrop we have here,” Spencer commented idly.

Speaking of alleyways and dark corners, a certain Catalyst was now leading a certain AI away from the shadows and into the bustling and illuminated crowd of the city. Their faces would no doubt be plastered everywhere publicly by tomorrow, so they might as well enjoy the secrecy of night now.

“If it makes you feel any better, I’ll find some way to make it up to you. Though that might be more trouble seeing as you hate me right now. Mind helping me find a place for us to hide out at?”

Meanwhile, Giltwith followed Jackson obediently back to one of the Imperium’s numerous headquarters located throughout the world. Anxious, he allowed the higher ranking Knight to proceed before himself.