"Yes!  We have all day to travel.  We can take our time."  Sebastian led them across DHHQ to the southernmost gate, where he stopped briefly to show the guards there his leadership ID.  The three of them were given permission to pass through, and they were on their way.

Setting the pace, Sebastian walked firmly, though not terribly quickly.  He listened to the sound of the dirt and the leaves as he walked, crunching crisply as it was the turn of the season.  The deciduous forests around the citadel had begun shedding their leaves, draping a red blanket and yellow blanket over the ground.  He breathed it in - this wasn't exactly his natural habitat, but it was [i]much[/i] preferable to a residential block in a sprawling citadel.  He wanted to run, scratch the trees, dig up the dirt, but he didn't.  It was for those kinds of behaviors that his population was shunned by humans.

Sebastian wished humans weren't so judgemental.  This thought process quickly turned to his group members.  What did Ethan think of him?  And what did he think of Ethan?  He didn't really know.  He felt a slight kinship with Daya, since she shared some of his troubles, but other than that, he didn't know either.  They really should have gotten to know each other better.