Arianna sat silently by the crackling fire, watching the sparks fly up into the air. Her mind was processing all that had happened that day. She was amazed by what had been accomplished. The forest around her felt surreal. At any moment she felt like she would wake up in the empty city. Yet as her eyes moved around the scene, she saw each of the survivors and watched how they were reacting to the situation. It seemed that they, too, could barely believe that today had happened.

Arianna looked up, a bit startled when Julian spoke. She watched him hand out food, a small smile showing as Kisheto took Yugeto's food. She watched Julian walk towards her and Raeven and sat up a little straighter, taking a deep breath. Her stomach ached for food.

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Raeven watched the fire dance, thinking over the battle. She thought about her fight with Ishigo, remembering the pain she had felt when she'd thought that Ishigo was dead. Her mind flickered to Hector's dead body and she instantly felt a rough wave of guilt knock her psyche aside. She could have been there to help, if only she hadn't gotten herself injured. Ishigo's words slipped through her thoughts and she swallowed the lump that had formed in her throat. She had saved them from being left in the city by getting Zachary's help. There was no blame on her shoulders. Nekros was to blame, and the bastard had fallen. He needed no more concern. Her eyes slowly moved to rest on Julian's calm expression as he knelt down in front of her. She simply nodded, feeling that she had no words to say, and took the food. She stared at it, knowing she needed her strength. Still, the thought of eating while one of her best friends had died, and the other was in a coma, was hard to shake off. She stood with a wince and held her hip as she half-heartedly limped to the shuttle. She climbed inside, gritting her teeth as she moved to sit next to Ishigo's stasis body. "How is he looking?" She asked Zachary quietly.

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Arianna let out a soft sigh as she watched Raeven painfully make her way to the shuttle. She could tell that Raeven was having a hard time, even without reading Raeven's thoughts. She turned her attention back to the rations and began to eat, satisfying her grumbling stomach. "I'm sure the military will be after everyone that has escaped from Sovereign. There will be people who fear us, hate us, find us fascinating, or want to help us. There's no way to tell, to be honest. I think we should try to lay low and heal."