As Ryan went to retrieve the young male out of the cell, she could see the frightened look on his face, much like he had on his face when she almost killed him. The lad wouldn't last. She had seen the wounds they had inflicted upon Serix, and they had at least known him a little. These were enemies and the humans clearly had anger toward these Lunairans for the deaths of their friends. That boy would not survive an interrogation. Serix knew it to, because soon it had stood between Ryan and the cell, telling Ryan to interrogate someone else. There was an argument, before Serix was grabbed and handcuffed to the bars of one of the cells. 

Cassie moved quickly to him, helping to try and force the cuff open, glaring over to Ryan as he opened the cell, Conner and Monty stepping in. She took a stop to attempt to stop them as well, though froze in shock to see both Conner and Monty double over in pain, soon Ryan joining them. Before anything else could take place, the boy was dashing off and Cassie didn't know whether to stop him or check on the others. But...she didn't want to stop the boy. She hoped he would find somewhere safe. One less death today the better. 

Ryan struck the girl in the head and the pain on the males stopped, Ryan stating coldly that they were interrogating her first. She had seen enough. This was going to too far and Ryan was letting his anger control him too much. She was moving forward, gripping Ryan's arm, "Wait." She looked to the cowering female, then back to Ryan, "The interrogations should be held off for now. If that boy gets out, we need to make sure the entrances to our caves are sealed and we are hidden should another fleet come. Our protection is more important than getting information and killing."

Ryan considered her words, and though he didn't seem to like it, her point was one he couldn't argue with, "Fine." He growled out, looking to the others now, "Go find that kid! Now! We can't let him get out of here! Monty, Conner, and I will go camouflage the entrances. Get to work!" 

Cassie looked to the female sitting the corner as she stood in the cell next to Ryan, the male still giving off orders to the others. She felt pity for the fear filled young woman, giving her a concerned look. This wasn't right. Something had to be done. And though for now the prisoners wouldn't be harmed or killed, it wouldn't stay that way forever. She had bought them time, but now she needed to think of a more permanent solution. As Ryan walked out of the cell, Cassie gave the girl one last sad glance, before stepping out of the cell, it being closed and locked behind her.

Everyone in the caves who weren't injured or tending to the injured were put to the task of finding the boy. Cassie had Serix unhandcuffed and the two were moving through the caves. She had no intentions of harming the boy. And though she knew it wouldn't end well for her, she prepared to protect the boy from Ryan, if not help him get out of here. Yet, she couldn't find any trace of the lad. After a while of searching, she found herself looking over to Serix, a curious look on her face, "Do you suppose he found a way out before one of the others could find him?"

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A Lunairan escaped. That was all Terra was told, and it frightened her. She hadn't been there to see first hand the death of little Sally, but she had seen her body as they prepared her, Wes, and Ron for burial. The Lunairan that killed her didn't hesitate despite the girl being a child. Which meant the person wouldn't hesitate to kill her either. She held a small pistol in her shaky hands as she moved through the caves, her one uncovered blue eye searching around warily. Everyone was told to kill on sight and everyone was sent out searching for the dangerous Lunairan, including her. She could fit in smaller spaces than the others, her being younger, so she took to the caves near the river. She moved through the smaller caverns and even right up to the water's edge, searching. 

Nothing. Would the Lunairan be able to get through the smaller tunnels leading up to the more dangerous parts of the river? No one ever went there. The ledges were smaller and rocks more slippery. Surely even a Lunairan wouldn't risk that. Yet, as she turned, she heard something. A pebble from a foot sliding falling into the raging river of the upper currents, coming form the dangerous caverns. She supposed she was wrong. A Lunarian, if desperate enough, would go to such a life threatening place.

Her heart was pounding in her chest. Her mind reeled as she thought of what to do. Would she have time to go get the others? No, no by then this Lunairan would have left. She...she had to do this? She didn't want to! She had enough death for one day. Yet, if this Lunairan was as dangerous as the others said...what if she turned her back to leave and they attacked her?

She had no choice but to face this head on. She was trembling slightly as she carefully scaled the slippery rocks, slipping through the tight tunnels and into the upper caverns that lead into a larger cavern. One even she had never been into. The river was wide here and rushed dangerously quick, with just a few feet of space between the wall and the rushing water. As one moved up the rock got wider and less dangerous, but it was still very dangerous to just get to that part. 

She moved, a hand on the wall of the cave, staying as far from the rushing water as she could manage, having to kneel at one point to crawl up a few steps. 

It was as she knelt there though, that she spotted two glowing purple eyes. 

Frightened hands gripped for her gun and lifted it, pointing to the Lunairan, only to pause. This...wasn't what she expected. When Ryan said a 'dangerous Lunairan' escaped, she hadn't expected someone so young, close to her own age. He was curled there and his expression matched the fearful expression on her face. They were both scared. Two unwilling participants thrown into a war they wanted nothing to do with.

Slowly, the wide eyed girl lowered the gun, though kept it in her hands just in case, staring at the boy with her one visible blue eye, and unsure and fearful look still on her face, "You're...scared?"