Faolan shook his head as he trudged back up toward their quarters. This was one of the downsides of teaming up with someone so naive; he was untested, and too optimistic.

[color=a36209]"That won't be how they see it,"[/color] He said, [color=a36209]"Regardless of who started what, they will lie and twist the truth to their favor."[/color] He gestured toward his bloodied shirt, [color=a36209]"I've no wound, and you have your property back. Because of what happened when we met, we look even more guilty. They'll say we jumped them, unprovoked, and the officers'll believe 'em. And that's that."[/color] There was a finality to his final statement, but no anger in his voice. There was no one to blame for this outcome other than himself, Faolan knew that, and he wasn't even upset at the whole turn of events. As far as he was concerned, whatever punishment he faced was worth teaching those scum a lesson. Maybe, in the future, they would think twice before taking advantage of someone weaker than themselves.

They approached their door and Faolan entered first, holding the door open for Lucien to enter.