Once they met up with Eric, Kat did her best to relax as best she could.<br/><br/>“We’re heading into a rough part of town,” Ryan spoke up first, giving Eric one of those looks that she couldn’t decipher well. She assumed it had something to do with their ‘street code’ or whatever they did to communicate.<br/><br/>There was still a lot of tension in the air that needed to be expelled. Working with Ryan hasn’t been difficult thus far, perhaps there was a small chance at redemption, she hoped that they would be able to get this over with, but who knew how long this little peace treaty would last. Relationships were very fragile, and would crumble at the slightest mistake. It was important that everyone kept it together long enough to figure out what the hell was going on. They only had one shot. One.<br/><br/>She was not going to mess this up.<br/><br/>“Let’s get this over with,” Kat murmured.<br/><br/>“Don’t go running off,” Ryan said quickly. “Since we’re heading somewhere I’d rather not be, a dangerous area, then I want the two of you to stay close.”<br/><br/>“I wasn’t planning on running ahead. I’m not that stupid.”<br/><br/>“I never implied you were. I only brought it up as a precaution.”<br/><br/>Kat had to bite her tongue to keep from saying something she’s regret later on. Precaution her ass. She let out a sigh and kept quiet as she followed closely behind Ryan and Eric.<br/><br/>Instead of taking the main roads, Ryan had insisted that they take the back roads and alley ways. As expected he knew them like the back of his hand. It was probably for the best considering how wanted they all were at the moment. There appeared to be some kind of set system in place, where he would meet up with someone he worked with every now and then and communicate something to them, then they would be off again, it was kind of intriguing. If only she truly understood just how important that system was especially now that there was a territory war going on. She did, of course, gather that it was just to keep in touch.<br/><br/>She had no idea how much time had passed before they got to their destination, a part of the city that looked like it had seen better days. The scenery was perhaps some of the most unwelcoming she has seen in her career and it gave her chills. She rubbed her arms unconsciously as she looked around. A few houses appeared ready to be condemned; seeing such conditions in this day and age was very odd to her. Then again, it was probably to be expected from someone who didn’t grow up in this life.<br/><br/>Eventually, they came to what appeared to be an old warehouse.<br/><br/>“Here we are,” Ryan said, breaking the silence that had fallen between the three of them. “Whatever business you two need to take care of, get it over with quickly. I’d rather not stick around here.”