<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4040FF"><span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;">Alice Green</span><br/><span style="font-size: 120%; line-height: 116%;">'The Huntress'</span></span></div><br/><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">Alice stared at Peter, upsed that he was sitting up. She would have preferred him to take some rest while they didn't have to go back to the hospital. She listened to him in silence, once again processing his words and thinking long and hard about them.<br/><br/><span style="color: #4040FF">"Okay. I'm not going, I don't want you to freak out about my safety and go down there with these ribs"</span>. Alice sighed softly and decided it was for the best that she stayed up there. <span style="color: #4040FF">"I was just thinking about seeing things there with my own eyes. Maybe it would help me support my case."</span> Alice shook her head and sighed. <span style="color: #4040FF">"But you are right. There will be plenty to do and see up here, and an extra pair of hands in this situation may indeed mean a lot."</span><br/><br/>When Peter cupped her face in his palm, Alice kissed his thumb softly while trying to wrap her mind about all that was happening.<br/><br/>When he said he didn't want her to look at their kids later and wonder if they would be criminals, Alice sighed. There, it had been said, and seriously, that he envisioned a future with her. And that was really confusing to Alice, in the middle of all that mess.<br/><br/><span style="color: #4040FF">"I just... I need time, Pete"</span>, she replied quietly. <span style="color: #4040FF">"You can't just expect me to... I can't simply change my entire mindset just like this."</span> Leaning forward, Alice kissed Peter's lips before going on. <span style="color: #4040FF">"I hope that we can come to trust each other soon, and that we do have a future. Because I know that I can't... as much as it would hurt, I can't be with you if I can't lay down to sleep being sure about who the person by my side is".</span><br/><br/>With another sigh, Alice pushed his chest softly. <span style="color: #4040FF">"Lay down. Let's rest a little, we'll need out strength. And just... if you don't want to sleep, don't, but please, don't speak for a while. I need to think".</span></div>