Groggy consciousness faded in and out as Aideen struggled to react to her surroundings. She was vaguely aware of 2 men speaking before pressure was felt on her neck. Fear bubbled up inside the demon, as there was nothing she could do. Blackness took her, but she heard a gunshot and the pressure was gone. Coming to again, Aideen was being carried, yet she hadn’t the strength to move, darkness blurring her vision, and a slap to the face finally brought her back to the light. The woman didn’t speak, merely put a hand to her face as she lay upon the hot sand under the blazing sun.<br/><br/>Aideen let Lucas speak, he always seemed to have something to say, regardless of the situation. She watched as he looked to her, standing to his feet. He seemed so much taller then she remembered. Of course, her memory at the moment wasn’t really to be trusted, not if the egg sized lump at the back of her head held any indication.<br/><br/>“Lucas.” There was more then a hint of sadness in her voice and one look at her large eyes would reveal a hint of regret. Uncertainly, Aideen stood to her feet, the sand falling from her ripped skirt. “Don’t –“ Whatever Aideen had been trying to say was cut off as the armored vehicle was discovered, Kott’s dead body still in plain view. “We can’t stay here.” The woman, however uncertain her steps had been moments ago, closed the gap between them and pulled the man down.<br/><br/>“There.” Not far from where they hid, a small cavern jut out from the sand. Quietly, Aideen made her way to the mouth, Practically having to bend herself in half to make it into the small opening. Inside, there was just enough room for herself and Lucas to sit cross legged with there knees touching. The path grew ever smaller the further back it went, but Aideen didn’t plan on needing to go back that far. Once she was sure Lucas was inside, Aideen drew from the power. She wasn’t as skilled as some, and her power could only grow, but she was cunning enough and powerful enough to pile sand atop the little cave and it’s opening. Should anyone walk by, they would only see a sand dune.<br/><br/>“I..don’t know how long we’ll be in here, but-“ Aideen’s voice trailed off as she studied the man. He was  battled hardened, not the same Lucas she grew up with. Of course, neither was she and from Lucas’ perspective, she had changed much more then he had. Aideen wished she could speak all the words she had bottled up inside after countless years against one another, but she couldn’t. Lucas didn’t have to say anything for her to know that he didn’t trust her, perhaps it was his distrust that hurt most. She had no say in what she was, but that didn’t change anything. In an attempt to hide her face, Aideen leaned against the damp cave wall, her eyes drifting to the ceiling.<br/><br/>“Reed..hmm?” Aideen commented on the name on his jacket in an attempt to break the tension that was very evident in the air. “Is that what you go by now? Or did you happen to find that since we last crossed paths?” Her memory of their last encounter was a sad one. They had fought, so many times before, but there seemed to be a finality to it. That it was the last one in which both would leave alive. There had been a determination in Lucas’ eyes then, one that Aideen knew well. She had seen the same look within the eyes of her fellow soldiers. Aideen had left the encounter with a broken arm and a cut from the bottom of her right ear to her jaw line, a soft scar marking where it had been. She was unsure of whether he had given it to her, or another had, but it was there all the same.