[color=f49ac2]“It’s… not that simple.”[/color] Iris grimaced as she avoided looking him in the eyes, [color=f49ac2]“For one we don’t have taxis in this area… well none of the districts outside of the Capital have Taxis. I thought you knew that.”[/color] Hesitating as she turned to him looking away from the trash, [color=f49ac2]“I wish it was that simple to get you back to the Capital, to get you away from all of this… but I don’t have that kind of power.”[/color] Sighing as she shook her head she continued to walk on, moving away from the shops in the district knowing he would follow because he didn’t know where he was. 

[color=f49ac2]“Do you know how many men my father commands? He has all the districts under his thumb. Like your father no doubt has a council, he does too. All of them a highly respected recognised man from each district outside of the Capital.”[/color] Rubbing her arm as she felt the cool breeze past them, she hung her head knowing he probably didn’t believe her. [color=f49ac2]“Each of those men command their districts, men, woman… the shops. It’s a bigger network than anyone probably realises…”[/color] 

Walking on she knew where she was taking him, there was an abandoned building that her and Maisie had often played in as children. It wasn’t ideal, but it was far better than the streets where they could be recognised. It would have to do for the night. [color=f49ac2]“As much as we could spend the rest of night and day walking you straight back to the border. We can’t. That’s where my father will look first, he will expect you to make haste to the border and in your condition, I doubt you could walk for hours to get there and I don’t have a car. I don’t have a taxi or anyone that can drive us for that matter because all the people I know would sell you out in a heartbeat at a chance for a better life.”[/color]

It was the cold hard truth, the only person she trusted here was Maisie. Everyone else would sell him out, he would have quite the bounty on his head and she knew her father would do at nothing to bring him back to kill him. [color=f49ac2]“Cas… I’m sorry. I wish I could get you back there tonight… but. I physically can’t. I don’t have the resources… I… I-I.”[/color] 

Shaking her head as turned away from him, hiding the hurt at how useless she was to him right now. All she could do was get them shelter, make it back to the Capital the long way as anyone could be part of the rebellion. Any one of these people could recognise them and he’d be dead in a heartbeat. Pushing on she moved towards a rather run-down looking bomb shelter, it was tucked just on the edge of the districts forest and it was far enough away from the streets of the people for them to be disturbed. Hands pushed at the door and a loud creak could be heard, a layer of dust surrounded them as it revealed a small enclosed space inside. 

The old bomb shelter had a bed with broken springs inside, a broken table and a few dirty dusty blankets and it was clear this hadn’t been used in years. Coughing from the dust Iris sat herself down in the corner of the room, hands opening up the backpack pulling out the trash bag. Ripping it open she sighed with relief seeing some welcomed items. [color=f49ac2][i]Maisie didn’t disappoint[/i][/color]. Seeing the small first aid pack, she knew she could treat the wound better, ensure it didn’t get infected and Maisie had managed to get a painkiller. It was only one, but better than nothing. There were two bottles of water and thankfully Iris knew of a few streams to refill them in so she knew that would come in handy but then her hands pulled out some bread and some sort of pie. [color=f49ac2][i]Maisie must have gotten into trouble for sneaking all of this[/i][/color]. 

[color=f49ac2]“Here. You will need this if you are to regain your strength to walk back to the Capital.”[/color] Iris sighed pushing both the bottles of water, the bread and pie so he could feel somewhat human again. She was used to going without food, but she doubted he wasn’t [color=f49ac2]“I’ll tend to that wound again with this… if you need it, we even have a painkiller. Just one, but it should help.”[/color] Tapping at the first aid kit before she leaned against the cold stone wall closing her eyes, she wasn’t feeling too great herself but with everything that had happened she put it down to stress.