“I’m sorry. I didn’t really mean to do it I just reacted. I heard Ryan was in trouble and my instincts took over at that point. It wasn’t until after that I realized what I’d done.” He said quickly feeling bad about it. He also mumbled something about couldn’t leave Ryan for…the rest was intangible but he’d hopefully made his point without divulging anymore. Her next words brought him to point. There were more important issues to work through and they could deal with the consequences of what had happened.<br/><br/>“There’s going to be a lot more when this is all over.” He said letting out a long sight that hurt his ribs. His jaw clenched but otherwise he made no indication that it hurt. The small motions, the subtle denials of pain, he really was reverting back to his old self. Before he would have admitted it and hoped the pills would work but now…he was falling into a dark chasm and he hoped it didn’t hold water at the bottom.<br/><br/>Eric shook his head at the Thomas comment. That didn’t surprise him. “Secrets, within secrets with that guy.” He said when something popped into his head. “That’s it.” He said more to himself than anything. His mind was racing and he was moving before he told Kat anything. He had to grab it and he hoped they hadn’t left his pack somewhere out there. It could be in Ryan’s room or it could be in the room where everyone currently sat. Moving as quickly as he could he walked out the door and ignored whoever was there. His mind had taken over and it was on a mission. Eyes scanned everywhere down there and he didn’t see it.<br/><br/>Muttering a small curse he took the stairs having to pause to catch his breath before continuing on. “There it is.” He said noting it by Ryan’s door but not in the room. Someone must have moved it or stashed it there for later. Opening it up; he rummaged through it until he found the tablet. “We might need to find a different place to do this but I think it might have something to do with what Ryan and I found.” He said finally coming back to the real world.