[b][centre]Edward Vates – Kell[/b][/centre]

Vates sat crouched atop the edge of the pub rooftop like a gargoyle, completely still as he watched the commotion beneath him. He shuddered as yet another wave of the wind caught him and sent a breeze up areas he would rather have not left exposed. The boxers he wore offered little protection. Below a group of policemen were readying themselves for a raid, for narcotics by the sounds of it. “Erm… Dave…” came a worried voice of one of the guards who was now looking directly at Vates whilst trying to get his friends attention. 

“What?” replied ‘Dave’. 

“There’s a naked man watching us from the roof.”

Dave turned and looked up but Vates had retreated back out of sights and was now continuing along the rooftops. “Right… You need to lay of the blacksquig mate, it’s messing with your head.”

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Vortex lay low against their little trench slope, looking out at ground level through the forest with her rifle scope in hand. It was eerily quiet and so every disturbance for a while off could be heard. She thought she had heard a crash or an explosion but wasn’t willing to go and confirm it. Time slowly drifted by as the group sat in complete silence. Each took their turn at getting some rest; two stayed on guard whilst the third slept. Vortex hardly got a wink though because she couldn’t help but feel that the two men were watching her. She wasn’t afraid of them, nor did she believe either would try anything anyway, but the feeling of having anyone watch her was enough to keep her awake.

“Movement to the south, my 10” whispered Kansas. Vortex slithered over to him, keeping her head below ground level as she moved across the trench. She quietly fixed her scope back on her rifle and gazed over to where Kansas directed. A fair distance ahead of her were at least two figures. Both were female, although she could only clearly see one. She was nimble looking with short brown hair and wore a red top. 

“I think they’re hosts.” Vortex whispered. As a host she was not naturally adept at sensing other kages, but through her time as a hunter she had at least improved this ability by continuously practising in the field. She could not be completely sure from this distance, but she would certainly assume the worst of the two figures ahead. How many others had escaped Sovereign?