> The group continued on in the woods. Orson realized that they must have not heard him and stopped. He made a decision not to pursue them further. Whatever caused the explosion he figured that they could probably handle it alone. To him, they seemed to be the equivalent of a well-oiled machine. He turned intangible and began to float back towards his cabin when he heard gunfire come from the woods. He began to float in the direction the shots came from but quickly came to a stop and stopped using his powers. Two people had just come down from a tree. He turned tangible and fell a few inches so that his feet were now touching the ground. Orson was still holding the shotgun but he was holding it in one hand and the barrel pointed to the ground. He wasn’t in full alert mode because they didn’t look like Blades. They weren’t in uniform and there were only two of them. He looked Midnight and Justin over again before addressing them. “Hello. Did you two hear that gunfire from a few moments ago?”
Justin spun around and brought up his hands, seeing a man behind them. He was still exhausted from the battle with and escape from the Blades, and hoped that the man didn't chose to attack. He didn't know if he could handle another Outcast in his condition. "Yeah, I ambushed a Blade patrol. I was getting tired, and they almost captured her, however, so I negotiated their withdrawal instead of fighting them further. If you're looking for a fight, though, they're about a kilometer that way." He pointed back the way they came. It felt like a betrayal sending someone else after them after the arrangement they had made, but it was unlikely the man would find them if they really did head back to base, and he was trying to keep both he and Midnight safe.