Nate gave Name a sad smile as he gently shifted the bundle in his arms. "As well as she could be, considering. She fell asleep not too long after we made a run from the facility, poor thing. I almost got caught but thankfully the guards were too focused on the end if their shift to really look. So I only told you so much over the phone, not wanting to be overheard. I told you about Aiden. Now, please don't question Autumn on what's happened to her, let her tell you when she is ready. Here's everything I could grab for her." Nate said as he shrugged the duffle bag off his shoulder and set it down by his feet. He knew he could no longer prevent the inevitable so he gently untucked the blanket from around the sleeping child as long snow white hair spilled down his arm now that it was no longer contained by the blanket and gently shook her awake.
A large aquamarine eye blinked open, the other one covered by a eye patch as it looked blearily up at Nate. Bandaged fingers rose up to rub sleepily at the eye. Nate gently knelt and set Autumn on her feet, the tiny girl looking around in confusion. The man smiled sadly at the girl, brushing her long hair back behind her ear.
"Autumn sweetie, you remember what I talked to you about before we left?" There was a pause before Autumn nodded quietly. "Well this is my friend Dr. Stanley Name. He's going to be taking care of you from now on alright? I'll visit you when I can. You be a good girl for me okay princess?" Autumn nodded, stepping forward to wrap her thin arms around his neck. Nate hugged her back, fighting off tears as he pulled back and kissed her forehead before he stood. "Take good care of her for me okay?" He told Name as he shook his hand before he turned and exited the Inn.
Autumn stood there for several minutes, staring at the closed door before she shifted around and stared up at Name. She was silent before she held out her stuffed pink rabbit. "This is Garry. And that's Aiden." She said in a soft voice, pointing to the air above her head. "He says hi."