Steph slipped into the car quietly, moving to buckle herself up without a word. She didn't want to brush against Benjamin at the moment, worried something would trigger something even worse than what she was feeling back in the cafe.
She looked out the window as the door closed and as Duncan started to drive back. Her mind clogged with several thoughts about what was going to happen in the future... What it held for her... What it held for anything between her and Benjamin.

Gaia was flying through the forest near the base, she twist and turned through the trees with very little effort. She moved and landed on a branch as her ears perked up. She narrowed her eyes as she listened to the found of footsteps, moving along the branches before moving to climb on all fours, silently slinking through as she got closer and closer to what she was hearing.
"Of course we're going to strike when they least expect it, I don't know what you're on about." A male voice echoed from a Meadow, followed up by the same voice but in a slightly different tone and pitch. "No no, I'm mentioning who we are striking, how do we know it's that bitch?"
"Because I was the one to find her here, you're useless!"
"Me? Useless!? I'm the reason you're here!"