“I sure hope you can, for all of our sakes.” Ryan wasn’t sure whether to believe Eric or not. He was a man of his word, but he was also stubborn and free-willed. As much as he truly admired those traits, they did act as a double-edged sword, he was unsure how long it would be until that kicked in again. But he said nothing about it. He wasn’t looking for an argument, and he was too tired to think of a way to speak his mind that wouldn’t erupt into one.<br/><br/>Sleep… yes… he really needed some sleep. It took a lot of effort just to stand.<br/><br/>He just shrugged, “You don’t need to worry about me, dear Eric. I’m just wary. One of us might as well keep watch in case someone does stumble upon this place.” It was a bit of a lie, and he wasn’t particularly happy about the deed. But on the other hand, there was some truth to it as well so he didn’t feel too terrible about it. It was very possible that someone might stumble across them and he wasn’t about to deny that. He and Eric have been in this life long enough to think otherwise, especially with how lucky they have been so far.<br/><br/>“I would very much like for you to get some rest,” Ryan’s tone became somewhat stern all of a sudden. The look he gave Eric was one that he’d given him before, the same one he used with his men. “Don’t ask me how, I couldn’t tell you… but I really get a bad feeling that you two will be facing something big. You’ll need your strength for it.” He wasn’t sure how true that was, or what compelled him to say it, but there it was. If this didn’t convince Eric to rest some then he wasn’t sure what would. He didn’t have the energy to deal with his stubbornness.<br/><br/>-------------------------------<br/><br/>This was beginning to go far beyond being annoying.<br/><br/>Tony glowered, “How the hell should I know?” He had to find a way to shake her, but it wasn’t going to be easy. She was going to ruin everything. Damn it, if only he’d not underestimated Kat, then he wouldn’t even be in this mess, he was regretting letting his guard down. But he shouldn’t focus on that right now, he couldn’t change it, it wasn’t important now anyway.<br/><br/>He was no Thomas. He didn’t have that silver tongue of his, curse him, but he still hoped he could stall a little.<br/><br/>“I wasn’t really given a whole lot to go on, for your information,” he added.