((The color selections have changed slightly since last time))<br/><br/>Uriel conveyed the information to Velnier and he started reading off a new set of directions to her. In the midst of this, a human guard walked past them, causing Ryan to freeze in place out of fear. Uriel stopped a step later to face him, resting a hand on his shoulder.<span style="color: #8040FF"><span style="font-style: italic">"Be calm, Ryan. Your face and body are hidden; you will not be recognized. Besides, I will protect you."</span></span>She used Velnier's guidance to bring them to the North-Western gates to level 2. There was a pair of guards there barring their entrance.<br/><br/>Instead of showing them her passport, which only allowed her free travel on the uppermost level, Uriel pulled an emblemized note from the Vortian Embassy out of the bag at her side and showed it to the guards. She spoke firmly and with confidence:<span style="color: #8040FF"><span style="font-style: italic">"I am Uriel Surigat. I am here under authority of the Vortian Embassy of Foreign Investigation and Cultural Study."</span></span>She could see the hesitation in their eyes.<span style="color: #8040FF"><span style="font-style: italic">"It is true your Government did not issue me a passport to enter the second level. You may bar me if you wish, in servitude to your superiors; however, I believe it's safe to say that if you do so, you will remain here under their authority, and underground, for the remainder of your lives."</span></span>The tact worked in getting them past the gates, and met similar success at the gates to level 3. They made their way to the district Ryan had described. Oddly enough, the hospital seemed to be there.<br/><br/>Past a fence behind the hospital was a small forest. Uriel found that charming; it held the first trees she'd seen since coming to this planet. Interesting that they could grow with such little natural light.<span style="color: #8040FF"><span style="font-style: italic">"Can you find your mother's grave from here?"</span></span>Uriel asked the human gently.