Merle giggled to herself at how Vaan woke up, seemingly uncaring about the fire that his arm was resting in. Despite that, his arm was never ablaze, it was as if it just phased right on through without consideration to the natural order of things. She nodded at his words and turned on her heel, leading the way through the door and into the elevator. "Wonder what the Elders would say if they saw you out and about," she mused as they descended closer to ground level. "Especially with lil' ol' me. I'm sure they'd<span style="font-style: italic">love</span>to know you've been fraternizing with one of the council, particularly the little bitch everyone loves to hate," she added with a wink.<br/><br/>After they reached the ground floor, she led the way outside and to the south, sending Coronis out with a whisper to watch from the skies so that their trek remained unimpeded. They went at a moderate pace through alleys and down streets, until eventually the terrain started to seem familiar. "We're almost there.. Should be just a few blocks now. Let's stick to the shadows," she cautioned, leading him through the darkest pathways she could find. Coronis flew ever higher, to the point where it was just a speck in the sky, even through Merle's perfect vision. The trip in its entirety had taken them half an hour at the very least, though it was likely a bit longer than that.<br/><br/>A wicked grin spread across her lips; the sounds of voices and activity up ahead were faint, but audible.. proof enough that this was the place. She stopped moving, gesturing for Vaan to take the lead when he was ready. The two remained cloaked in shadow, practically invisible, until then.