Cassie didn't know who was right. Serix had never really lied to her before, so of course she should have trusted him that he was telling her the truth when he said what they had done to him wasn't that bad. But at the same time, she felt like he was just saying that just to protect her and have her not worry. After all, when they had brought him in there, he had stumbled pretty roughly and from what she had seen, the two times he had been brought back from those interrogations he was always so exhausted and ready to sleep. So, sure Hunter was probably just trying to get at her and make things worse for the two of them, she had a feeling, as much as she hated to admit this, he had been right. She had a strong feeling that they had been harming Serix. Yet, all Serix was showing her was merely a bruise on his cheek, saying they had roughed him up a little bit. 

What was she supposed to say about this though? She couldn't force him to tell her the truth. She couldn't check him for any injuries they might have placed on him. Plus, he looked exhausted and ready to sleep. She didn't want to deprive him of rest if he really did need it. She could always question him about it tomorrow if she truly felt the need to do so. She frowned slightly still though, watching him lay down and say good night to her as he began drifting off.

"Goodnight Serix. I love you." She whispered quietly before she too layed on the stone floor, trying her best to get comfortable. She didn't fall asleep for a long while though, thinking about what might happen the next day. If they had found a tunnel like Serix had said, then one of two things could happen. The first could be that they could use whatever they found in that tunnel to prove Serix was innocent and that Hunter was to blame for what had happened. Other possibility that could happen would be that Hunter could use whatever was found to his advantage and turn it against Serix somehow. She could only hope the first option would be what would happen.

Rolling over as she layed there, she sighed and closed her eyes, finally drifting off for the night into dreams filled with horrible scenarios and nightmares about what might happen to Serix and herself if things went wrong tomorrow. Because of these countless nightmares, where Serix was often killed by either Hunter or Ryan, and she herself dying of either trying to protect him of from her own grief, she didn't get much sleep that night, waking up multiple times through out the night.

Finally though, it seemed morning came, because to Cassie's ears came the sound of footsteps coming toward the caves. Sitting up, Cassie yawned, rather exhausted from the lack of sleep, looking toward the cave entrance to see who might come in.