Emeris finished listening to Jason as the taxi was arriving. "Look that's all I ask. Just remember, if everything goes south, get her out first. If you can come back for me, that's great, if not, I've accepted it. Heroes aren't supposed to live long anyway, am I right?"

He turned and walked to join Harm. The trunk was popped, and he placed his gear in the back and climbed in. "415 Wenlon Dr. Pall Mall, Tennessee." He told the driver. She nodded in understanding but didn't say much. "Mom and Travis will be cool with us staying with them as long as we need to, but I don't want to stay past a week. Anything longer, and they will try to guilt us into giving up the quest to be safe. So one week. That's it. "

He sat down next to the door, and began to look out the window, anxious to get on the road.