It had all happened so fast that Kat couldnâ€™t help but wonder just what the hell was going on herself. She looked to Eric, who seemed to be relieved, judging by the smile on his face. How the hell could she have forgotten all about that!? Perhaps she had been so worried about Riddick that almost everything was forgotten and she couldnâ€™t help but want to kick herself. So they were getting out of this after all but she still could not shake the feeling of failure since in the end it was really Ryan who had kept them safe. Perhaps it was her past flooding her again, but she knew she could never keep anyone safe from getting hurt in a tough situationâ€¦ Nevertheless she was glad when it their captain came through the door instead of Riddick. She couldnâ€™t help but be confused of how the man knew Ryan but decided not to question it while she followed them outside, keeping her head lowered a bit to hide her mixed feelings of shame and confusion.<br/><br/>â€œI agree,â€ she managed to look up to Eric when he commented on this being peculiar. It was good to know she wasnâ€™t the only one finding this odd.<br/><br/>When they got outside, she dared not look at the mess. There was a fair amount of blood and she could just feel the tension still lingering in the air. Kat did her best to keep her composure but she stood a bit closer to Eric, not even daring to look at what became of Riddick. Perhaps he was dead, perhaps he wasnâ€™t; judging by the amount of blood splattering the buildings she assumed it was the former but even then she was better off not paying much attention to it. Kat knew not knowing was for her own good. Maybe now she could bury her past and move on without hiding anything or worrying about being found and killed. It was relieving but she turned her focus back to Murdock and the others as she took another deep breath.<br/><br/>â€œSomething for me you say?â€ It was Ryan who spoke up yet again, standing with intrigue in his eye and his arms crossed. He was confused as hell and wondered why they werenâ€™t slapping handcuffs on his wrists and sending him off to whatever prison they supervised these days. They had every right to, and he wouldnâ€™t have blamed them if they did considering he was a very wanted man even if it wasnâ€™t on the same scale as Thomas, who continued to remain silent. â€œWhat could that be, I wonder? We might be old war buddies, you know, and you do have me to thank that these two are still alive, but I canâ€™t help but be skeptical. You could just slap the cuffs on me right now, Iâ€™m sure you could get a hell of a lot of money from my bounty, and yet here you are letting me go.â€<br/><br/>In a way Kat was relieved that he had spoken up but it also continued to add to her curiosity. It also made her wonder again how she knew Thomas, how everyone knew Thomas, what exactly the man had done, but she decided once more against questioning anything. They were safe. She and Eric were alive and that was all that mattered so she needed to stop being so hard on herself. She took a deep breath and did her best to smile at the captain in hopes of showing how much she appreciated him coming to get them. If he hadnâ€™t, well, she really did not want to think too much about that outcome even if it was obvious she was still a bloody mess.<br/><br/>While Ryan and Murdock were busy speaking, she pulled Eric aside for a moment, just to get if off her chest. â€œI want to apologize again for what happened back there,â€ she told him, â€œI let my emotions get to me more than I wanted to. If you want a different partner, who will keep his or herself together better, I wonâ€™t blame you, but I promise not to let it happen again. You're probably one of if not the best partner I've had since I've joined this fleet.â€