She didnâ€™t even get a chance to tell him that she had brought her own knife when the doorknob turned and Eric had shoved her into the hallway. Kat pressed her ear against the door lightly to see if she could hear anything before deciding to hurry up and get out of there. It was a dark hallway, fairly narrow as well, and she was glad she wasnâ€™t claustrophobic. She jumped slightly when she could have sworn she stepped on a rat. The hallway was somewhat damp and smelled horrible as well but she continued to follow it not daring to look back. All she could do was pray that Eric would be alright and they could make it out of there. She was placing a lot of confidence in him and she hoped that he was doing the same for her. There was no way she was going to just leave him after all. She would be back after she figured out a decent plan for getting him out.<br/><br/>Just as Eric had said, there were guards on the other side of the passageway. She clutched the knife he gave her tightly, satisfied by it. If something were to happen to it, she made a mental note to replace it should something happen to it. The men were similar in build compared to the men from earlier. Ryan seems to like buff men protecting his things. The thought was amusing, considering Ryan himself was a lot more intimidating than his men will ever be. Quietly, she made her way around them, thinking back once again to when she went sneaking around with her friends. When one of the men looked her way, she paused and immediately unsheathed the knife, slicing his throat open.<br/><br/>The other man heard her and made his move, but he had not reacted quick enough to put his guard up and she did away with him as well. The man tried to grab her but she managed to evade his attack and swing the knife at him. The knifeâ€™s blade connected with the manâ€™s abdomen and Kat left the wounded man to bleed. Kat was sure to knock the man out so his cries of pain did not draw unwanted attention to herself before moving on. A smirk of satisfaction appeared on her face when she wiped the blood off the blade off with wn old rag and sheathed it. It was nice and sharp. Eric really did have a good taste in weapons and made another mental note to tell him that.<br/><br/>The rest of the way was smooth sailing, but the streets were crawling with goons. She had to be careful hereâ€¦<br/><br/>---<br/><br/>Meanwhile, when Ryan entered the room where he had told Eric and the woman to stay, upon discovering the woman was not there and his guard was taking out some anger on Eric, he was livid. He cleared his throat, â€œDid I give you permission to harm him while I was away? If my memory serves me right, I donâ€™t recall giving the order.â€ He snapped at the man, gesturing for him to leave. Instead of letting this man go, however, the moment Eric was released Ryan shot the goon in the leg with an emotionless expression. Other than being livid of course as it was obvious there was something on his mind. He looked like he was ready to strangle someone and yet he was also rather relaxed and managed to smile at Eric a bit.<br/><br/>â€œWell now this feels somewhat familiar, doesnâ€™t it?â€ He said somewhat jokingly as he eyed Eric a bit, waiting for him to recover. The man had been playful before, but now that he has plucked an unwanted pest out of his territory he was not in the mood for games. And he was curious as to why the woman was missing. Surely she could not have gotten far, wherever she was. His men would cut her downâ€¦ â€œThis time it seems weâ€™re down one person. How unfortunate. Tell me, dear Eric, where has your friend gone?â€ He questioned, his tone was rather grim as he held back his anger. â€œIâ€™ll admit the disappearing act amazes me, itâ€™s been a while since someone was able to pull that off without my knowing. Perhaps there really is more to you than meets the eye.â€<br/><br/>Calling out to the guards outside the door he said, â€œGet this idiot out of my sight,â€ when the shot manâ€™s cries of pain started to give him a headache. The men, like always, did as instructed. To Eric he said, â€œNow that itâ€™s quiet again, do enlighten me on the whereabouts of your friend. She could be in danger, you know.â€