<span style="color: #BF0000">(Sorry for not replying, I hit a major block XD)</span><br/><br/>Ali had gone off into a daze, closing her eyes as she faded into her dream world far away from here.<br/><br/>Yes, she could just picture it!<br/><br/>There would be a faint smell of vinegar and something sweet in the air of her kitchen.<br/><br/>John would be playing with Abigail after setting the table as she was preparing the meal, watching her giggle every time he gently tickled her tummy and give him a toothless smile when he made funny faces. Then she would hand a plate to John and one for herself and they'd sit together and talk-just like a happy family.<br/><br/>And then the last of Sammi's monologue rang in her ears. Her perfect world had dissolved once again before her eyes. She fell back to reality.<br/><br/>And this reality was quite different-a much simpler lifestyle with people whom she called a team. People that were out here for the same reason as she did and now with the addition of a succubus.<br/><br/>She was marked just like her little Abigail was, which meant she was in danger too. She studied the succubus' movements as well as her leader's-unsure of whether or not this meant lights out or not. Ali looked forward as if silently stressing the question to everyone. She crossed one leg over hers impatiently, tapping one foot.<br/>...<br/><br/>Cairo waited wordlessly until Sammi had finished her speech and left the scene to rise from his stump and fetched a bucket filled with a little water. He dragged it over by the fire and was ready to pour it onto the still burning fire, but then placed it onto the floor when he realized Ali and Sam had remained. He instead kept the bucket by his side and decided not to take a seat. He stood up straight and cleared his throat.<br/><br/>"Sammi's right. We gotta worry about not running out of the stuff we need, but we gotta worry about something else too," he began. "We heard ya, Sam! Krov's got an army. What if he plans to come out here and find us? There's only... six of us now! That's not really enough to fight everyone off unless if somehow they all magically turn to rats or something when they cross the border."<br/><br/>"My point is that we need a plan if we bump into the army-or else coming out here was for nothing since we were hiding to save our skins in the first place," he continued.