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[h3][center] [color=0076a3]lauren watson[/color] [/center][/h3]

Lauren halted as Ryder asked his question and made clear his disapproval. He probably already knew the answer as to who's bright idea this was. Hopefully, he wouldn't get too mad at Lauren, and instead realized when you put a bleeding heart like Natalia in charge things like this are bound to happen. Lauren, on the other hand, was only following orders. Well, when people screwed up they always said that, but in her mind this was a win-win situation. She would prove her loyalty to orders she may not agree with, and Natalia was the one who fucked up. All's good, right? If she really wanted to screw Natalia, she might just say the woman was a nobody, and let her die. Natalia would have saved her anyway, even if she wasn't the Saint. Still...what if Natalia survived? Then Ryder would catch her for lying. Plus, on a moral sense, Lauren wouldn't want to lie to Ryder anyway. It would also be interesting to see what he would do with the information that at their mercy was the Saint.

[color=0076a3]"Sorry, boss,"[/color] Lauren began with confidence. [color=0076a3]"Natalia's idea. I would have left her, but, y'know. Orders."[/color]

She hesitated for a moment, not terribly long, but there was a brief pause.

[color=0076a3]"Also, we think that woman right there is the Saint."[/color] She pointed at the pale, unconscious woman slung over Walter's shoulders. [color=0076a3]"That could be fun, if you were willing to try and keep her alive."[/color]

At this moment, Lauren did not envy Ryder. He had a lot of choices to make. Lauren probably would have already shot the saint, shot the horsewoman, and told everyone to go home. That might be what Ryder was going to say, but if he was a fan of anything, he was a fan of calculated risks and power moves. That woman outside claimed to be a doctor, after all. Either way, Lauren was ready to execute his orders.