[b]“I don’t need your pity."[/b]
	This was not at all the reaction Ghent had expected. There was no winning with this girl. Rather than risk further confrontation, Ghent didn't respond. With this glimpse into Elayra's past, he could start to better understand where her stubborn, prideful-to-a-fault attitude stemmed from. Losing a parent would have been the worst kind of pain, and she'd shouldered that loss for most of her life. Drust must have been the closest thing to a 'parent' as Elayra had. Considering how unstable the guy was, Elayra turned out well, if not hotheaded and impossible.
	While the two decided their next course of action, Ghent decided that he had to survive two separate components: the dangers of Wonderland, and his comrades. When it came to Drust, the less said, the better. Ghent wasn't fond of agreeing for the sake of appeasing, but when it came to Drust he'd have to, or risk his blade. Elayra was a little more complicated; reading her was difficult, and Ghent wondered how many eggshells he'd have to step around before breaking them. The Wonderlanders were starting to make Mrs. Saxon seem easy to deal with. 
	Ghent was in his own world until the pack was tossed. The action snapped him out of his mental planning, and he was thankful to have caught the last bits of dialog as he pocketed his phone. "Food...and shelter. Right." Food shouldn't have been a problem; thanks to William, they had plenty of cash. Finding shelter was going to take some planning. 
	"Shelter's no problem. I know plenty of places."[i] What a lie.[/i] "Follow me."
	Feigning his confidence, Ghent lead them out of the alley, all while inwardly panicking. Hopefully he could come up with a place nearby; if he was tired, he couldn't imagine how they felt. 
	After a few yards, Ghent slowed to meet Elayra's pace and nodded towards her pack. "Hey, um...want me to take any of that? Looks kind of heavy. Uh..." He stopped, wondering if he'd unintentionally offend her by the offer. If his pity hadn't been wanted, he doubted his assist would have been accepted either. "Not that I don't think you're capable. I just don't see the point in you carrying all of that by yourself."