â€œIâ€™m sure theyâ€™ve forgotten about it, and if not Iâ€™ll just crack some skulls and get them to leave you alone,â€ Ryan had told Eric when he mentioned the time he had introduced himself to his men. He, too, was seething a little from having to leave food behind. Silently he followed the officer and Eric to Murdockâ€™s office. Hearing there was a bit of an argument he started to become even tenser with worry and a bit of anxiety. It seemed to fade a little when a woman, who was the doctor on this ship apparently, introduced herself to him and then walked off.<br/><br/>Kat had shown up moments later and they all listened to what Murdock had to say about what the hell was going on.<br/><br/>The entire time Murdock had been explaining the situation the room was silent. A tense atmosphere lingered, making Kat especially anxious and causing her to plunge deeper into her sour mood. News of the Gendahl fleet going rogue was not something anyone had wanted to hear. Murmuring something under her breath she pinched the bridge of her nose and let out an irritated sigh.  This really was not sitting well with her. She was convinced that there was something deeper going on and the captain was leaving something out; she had sensed something was wrong before. Admittedly part of her wished Riddick was here to doâ€¦ something, anything to diffuse this situation. Why were they not listening to negotiations? That was oddâ€¦ something was definitely wrong here. If only she hadnâ€™t let her anger get the best of her when she was dealing with Riddick, perhaps this could have been avoided.<br/><br/>She was mentally kicking herself right now. Hard. For awhile, she probably would. Guilt tugged at her a little, knowing she probably could have prevented this she felt this was partially her fault. They would try to blame her surely, those from the Gendahl fleet who still remembered her. She didnâ€™t say anything about it, however, choosing to keep silent.<br/><br/>Ryanâ€™s demeanor had changed completely. That soldier side of him was showing stronger than it had before due to the seriousness of the situation. It was almost as if he was part of the fleet. He was standing straight with his hands behind his back giving Murdock his full attention. When the packet was handed to him he took it gingerly and read it over carefully, eyes narrowed. Bending the rules would be no problem for him and something in the back of his mind was thinking the same about Kat. If what Eric had said about her was true, and he had a feeling it was, then he was going to have his work cut out for him. She seemed to be pretty livid about this and feared that if he made even one wrong move she would rip his balls off and feed them to him.<br/><br/>When Murdock had finished speaking Ryan took charge before Kat even had a chance to open her mouth and give any sort of reply to what had been said about her not pushing herself, â€œYour lieutenants are in good hands, rest assured, there is no need to worry. I will not allow anything to happen to them and should things turn ugly I will be sure to contact you immediately.â€ He wanted to waste no time in getting there. The Gendahl fleet going on a rampage was certainly not good and he was sure that now that they had nobody to crack the whip and keep them in line they were going to be even more ruthless than their former captain. The destruction they had done while under orders had been enough for him, this was going to be a completely different ride.<br/><br/>Right on time a man knocked on the door and slowly entered when allowed. â€œThe emergency shuttle has been prepared and is ready to take off, sir.â€<br/><br/>â€œThen we will waste no more time,â€ Ryan replied over his shoulder before the messenger took his leave. He then shot Murdock a quick glance giving him a nod and before he turned to leave he gave a salute, â€œI will keep in touch.â€ He said, for reassurance and then proceeded to walk out of the office hurriedly. The reason he was eager to get going was obvious, he wanted to defend his home and knew his men were probably running around like chickens with their heads cut off without him. The last thing he needed was them doing something stupid so naturally he wanted to be there to prevent that. He just hoped that Ericâ€™s opinion of him wouldnâ€™t change if he had to do something out of line and reveal his darker side.<br/><br/>Kat had a lot she wanted to say, a lot she wanted to ask, concerns she wanted to voice. She stood there quietly with fists clenched tight while she stared hard at Murdock. Hopefully she would have her answers once they got to Blandar, even if she had to beat the shit out of a Gendahl fleet soldier to get them. â€œUnderstood,â€ she told Murdock for now, keeping her tone level, acknowledging the fact that Ryan was in charge and that she was not to do anything that would get any further injuries. No promises could be made, but she would still try to take it easy. â€œI know I say this a lot, but I really do mean it when I say Iâ€™m not planning on pushing myself this time.â€ She added hoping she sounded reassuring enough. â€œI know it will be different down there this timeâ€¦â€<br/><br/>With that she gave a salute and walked out. Once Eric was out of the office as well she looked up at him, placing a firm hand on his shoulder. â€œListen,â€ she began, â€œif I try to do anything stupid donâ€™t hesitate to stop me.â€ She paused and lowered her head for a moment, eyes closed. â€œThisâ€¦â€ There was another pause before she shook off her previous thought, met Ericâ€™s gaze again, and said instead, â€œI promise I wonâ€™t let my emotions get to me like they had last time, trust me. I just wanted to give you a heads up in case I try to overwork myself.â€