“Just tell River to take the stick out of his ass, once he knows what’s what he’ll sober right up. Hopefully.” Malia winced I’m slight sympathy for Max, biting her lip. River wasn’t the world’s most approachable fello, but she got along with him decently well. She watched him snag the pin, sighing inwardly. However, as long as she had Oliver’s pin with her, she was alright.<br/><br/>After Carson’s threat, she saw the slight fear in Max’s eyes and she just shook her head, waving her hand. “Just keep your arrows in your quiver. Be careful, kid.” She gave him a pat on the back befor watching him take off, letting out a long breath through her lips. She ran a hand through her hair, turning to Carson, before the second snare went off. She rolled her eyes, dropping her arms to her sides as Carson set off to help.<br/><br/>She stayed in her place, her foot tracing the dirt before she heard Carson approach once more. She immediately melted into his arms as he pulled her close, resting her head against his chest with a soft sigh. “Yeah, I can. Let me tell Luke the plan, and I’ll get some things together and I’ll meet you back soon. Please, please be careful.” She stood on her tiptoes, her arms wrapping around his neck as she found his lips for a short, yet passionate, kiss. “I’ll see you soon.” She promised quietly, stepping away. Her fingers stayed in his until she stepped one step too far away, her hand falling back down to her side.<br/><br/>She quietly jogged back to the town, scaling the wall so she didn’t have to go through the motions and questioning of the clueless guards. She found Luke with another Runner, taking his arm and pulling him with her as she made her way to the wood house. She didn’t explain as she tugged him inside, pulling out her backpack and beginning to stuff it with necessary essentials. “Okay, so apparently we are in much bigger trouble that we expected.” She turned to him with an expression of urgency, before going on to give him the details.<br/><br/>Luke was pacing the floor now, his hands on his hips. “Alright. So I go to the council, get some groups together and all that while... you and Carson find Central?”<br/><br/>Malia nodded, her arms crossed.<br/><br/>“Okay, Okay, Yeah. Got it.” Luke looked to her before extending an arm to her, which she leaned against, giving him a side hug. “Be careful, Mal.” He gave her his signature smile before backing out of the house.<br/><br/>Malia made quick work of packing up before she was jogging out of the Wood House, down the road and to the front. Before she made it, her eyes brought her to her mother’s house. She swallowed, looking down for a moment and taking a step towards the hut, but something made her stop. She shook her head, clearing her throat and turning around, heading towards the gate. She gave the guards an icy glare when they attempted to stop her, which in turn caused them to quickly open the doors. She jogged out a few feet before leaning against a tree, looking around as she waited for Carson.