Kaiden was more than mildly uncomfortable in the small confines of the vehicle shoulder to shoulder with his ex-lover and his perhaps-new-lover who didn't like each other, and he wasn't entirely certain if he had something to do with it or not. Luckily he could distract himself with the situation at hand, as grim as the situation was. He knew Sabatine was smart but the alcohol likely got to her senses on the 'why' of the situation. It was actually refreshing to see; loyalty over baseless calculations. So many nobles lacked any moral qualities. 

"It's entirely possible I'm their target, and they kidnapped Otis because they knew you would come to fetch me so as to inadvertently lure me there." He reasoned aloud, simply stating a likely fact. He could see Sabatine was a bit embarrassed and he shook his head, firmly still in the belief she did the right thing. "Not that it'll stop me, but if they have any intelligence over hating the RCN, it seems possible. Of course, a lot of our enemies don't have any ambitions above that." 

The transport clunked along past the few statehouses and nondescript buildings that sat between them and the slope they were fast approaching. Tilda grabbed Kaiden's attention with a squeeze on his leg, breaking him out of his thought process. "I did hear a few things when I was gone," She informed him. "Apparently a large reason the colony settle on the planet when it did was the large pockets of Biohexrazine Gas below the surface of the planet. Maybe there's-" 

Kaiden pointed at her in approval, grinning. "Smart." He noted. She made a good aide, all things considered. He pulled himself up off his butt to speak to the Bosun. "Higgs, go up the mountain road. Tell me if you spot a place without trees. There's liable to be a utility entrance. Got it?" 

"Aye Lieutenant." He grinned, and Kaiden patted the fellow's shoulder. Most settlements or large storehouses were placed strategically on the planet to help collect the gas, which meant there were many underground routes through the strange terrain. If they were lucky, there would be a like-as-not abandoned entrance to an underground passage. As long as they were careful not to go down any areas thick with Biohexrazine, they could sneak in unnoticed. 

"So boss, what do you think they grabbed old Otis for?" Higgs asked. 

"The RCN steps on a lot of toes and make people pissed. They probably just had the stupidity to act on that impulse. We'll get him back."  
[@Penny]