Luke looked at the man in shock at his words, and instantly began shaking his head. "Fuck man, it's only been a few hours, four, five tops. Look she'll be fine alright, we've been hold up in her garage since this thing went down and we've never had a problem. She'll be fine." He repeated, just as much for himself as for the man he was walking with. Ash was a tough kid. Despite everything she was handling this well, better than a lot of adults anyway. She may be getting a little worried but Luke had no doubt she was alive. It was an issue if he never returned that had him worried.

The silence seemed to drag on before the man suddenly started talking again, though it barely felt like he was speaking to Luke, rather simply reliving a personal nightmare. The younger man listened in horror, unable to fathom what he was being told. He had been at an airport when things had taken a turn for the worst too, but the situation had simply panned out differently where he had been. They hadn't had to worry about the dead until most of the living had left the building. He couldn't imagine a parent doing that to a kid, one even younger than Ash. It just... Didn't seem possible.

When asked where the house was he shook his head to snap out of the shock he felt. "Umm... Just down here." He didn't sound certain as he moved down the street, but it was just it's dazed feeling he had from being in so much shock. That story had been eerily close to home wit how similar the circumstances had been. It was hard to think that it could have easily been Ash. They walked most of the way down the street, which he still hadn't bothered to check the name of, before Luke turned towards a house, but instead entered a side gate and began making his was down the side.

Near the entrance to the backyard he stopped at the door and knocked as quietly as he could whilst still trying to ensure Ash heard him. "You might wanna hang back for a tick okay? You might scare her." He said to the man as he waited for a response. However after a minute of noting Luke began to worry. "Ash? It's me, Luke. Can you open the door? Ash!" He turned the handle and was surprised to find it unlocked, he'd told her to keep the place secure while he was gone. Quickly, without caution he opened the door only to find the garage empty. All their stuff was still there, where he had left it, but Ash was gone.

"Fuck. Ash!" Luke called out, forgetting caution in his worry as he barged into the room. "Ash!" The door to the house began opening and he stepped back, drawing out the machete he had taken from her house. However quickly dropped it when he saw a familiar mop of brown hair peek around the corner. 

"Luke!" Ash said excitedly as she closed the door behind her and hurried over to him, smiling.

Luke let out an internal sigh of relief and sank to a crouch to look at her. She seemed fine, exactly as he had left her. "What did I tell you about keeping the door locked?" He said eventually. "And not going into the house without me?"

"I had to go to the bathroom." The young girl defended quickly. "And you were gone for so long I couldn't hold it. I unlocked the door in case you came back."

Luke simply sighed softly and smiled at her. "I'm sorry I was gone for a long time. I'm okay, but we have to go now alright?"

Ash looked at him curiously, but eventually nodded her head. Luke had talked to her about moving before, and although she had wanted to stay close to her home he had told her that her dad would more likely end up in a place where there were a lot of people. She could only assume he had found a place like that. Luke got up and grabbed his bag, Ash following in suit. However she gasped and stopped once they were out of the garage, hiding behind Luke at the sight of the large man.

"It's okay, it's okay." Luke quickly assured her. "He's a good guy, he helped me get back to you. This is Ash," he introduced, the girl waving slightly as she smiled shyly at him. "Ash this is... I um... Don't think you ever introduced yourself. That guy at the base called you Leonardo? Was it?" Either way there was no time to delay. They were starting to lose daylight and Luke wanted to get back before it got dark.