She must have looked as pathetic as she felt right now, Kat thought to herself, not really listening much to what was going on until Thomas was mentioned. The man looked like he had been through hell and when Ryan turned his attention towards him she was relieved. Then Eric spoke again and she just kept quiet figuring it was best to let Eric sort this out. She felt like, in the mental state she was in now, she would only make things worse plus Ryan seemed to like Eric more anyway. This situation was really getting out of hand, and she knew whatever Ryan had up his sleeve would probably never work anyway. Riddick was not as stupid as people thought him to be sometimes because of his aggressive personality. That man had a one track mind like you wouldnâ€™t believe. He was probably figuring out just how he was going to find her and Eric as they spoke and she knew they were running out of time before he actually does find them.<br/><br/>Ryan looked away from Thomas and turned his attention towards Eric, taking in everything the man was saying. Deep down he agreed, but he was already livid that the city was being torn apart so he was out for blood. The Gendahl fleet always comes and stomps over whatever they pleased, it really pissed him off. â€œThatâ€™s why I think you should hear my plan out before taking your own risks. If heâ€™ll stop at nothing to find you I really donâ€™t want him tearing the city apart anymore than he has already, so I think we should use your friend as bait to lure him out and then kill him. Simple enough, right? I take her and Thomas to him, we talk for awhile, and then you take him out while heâ€™s distracted.â€ He looked over his shoulder to a few of his men still lingering in the room, who gave him concerned looks since they knew he was a criminal himself, â€œIâ€™m going alone when I turn the woman-â€<br/><br/>â€œMy name is Kat,â€ She interrupted, managing  to speak out finally. â€œAnd with all due respect, I donâ€™t want Riddick destroying this city any more than you, but I really think we need to come together and think of a plan that doesnâ€™t involve throwing anyone to the wolves or malice in general. I also have my doubts that Thomas is of any value to him anymore and your plan wonâ€™t work. More than likely, youâ€™ll end up dead as well. Trust me on that if you know whatâ€™s good for you.â€ The feeling of being such a mess right now probably angered her more than anything at the moment, which was what made her speak up again.  She needed to snap out of being afraid to face Riddick again and resume her leader role. In truth she also felt like she was done hiding from him, she has hidden from him for almost eight years now, it was time that she stood up to him.<br/><br/>Donâ€™t get her wrong, she had no interest in reconciling or mending anything or taking revenge. In fact she has pushed out a lot of those old memories and such as they were irrelevant to the current situation and she refused to let her past get in her way.  She just wanted her and Eric to get out of this alive and she knew she had to keep herself together in order for that to happen. Her trust for Ryan was thin, almost nonexistent though Eric seemed to have a bit more faith in the guy than she did. This was her last attempt to hopefully get some reasoning out of this man. If not she would just shut the hell up and continue to let Eric handle this whole thing. He was a lot calmer than she was right now, honestly, or he was just better at keeping himself together.<br/><br/>Ryanâ€™s gaze went from the two of them, to Thomas, then to Eric. â€œYouâ€™re damn lucky you have such a good partner, gorgeous.â€ He said with a sigh. â€œI hate to admit it, but I think she might be right. I donâ€™t know what it is, but Iâ€™ve become rather fond of both of you, you especially, dear Eric and I donâ€™t want to see any harm come your way. Although, if Thomas is of no value to either of you then Iâ€™ll just dispose of him now so heâ€™s out of the way.â€  He pressed his gun against the manâ€™s head again, Ryanâ€™s men preventing the restrained man from pulling away. It was a good thing the bastard was gagged, otherwise the snake would probably be trying to slither his way out of this.<br/><br/>Truthfully, the man had a look on his face like he knew what was coming to him either way. Kat wasnâ€™t sure whether to feel sorry for him, even if she didnâ€™t know this manâ€™s story, or not.