"Ngh?" A tall man with blonde hair blinked his eyes open and looked around.

It was hard to have them adjust to the tinted lenses of his sunglasses, but he couldn't afford to take them off.

"Adam!"

The person above him was someone who he knew to be an older gentlemen - almost fifty - yet he had the appearance of someone in their twenties. He had long, curled black hair and dark brown eyes.

"Adam, Kayen escaped!" He breathed.

The man- Adam -bolted upright.

"Escaped!?" He repeated with a frown- breaking his usually calm demeanor. "How!?"

"He sent out a pulse that knocked out all of the power," The other explained. "Then he and a good bunch of other children rallied against the guards. Most of them were captured in the jungle... but Kayen, Domino, Chess, and a few others escaped..."

Adam was quiet a moment and fell into deep contemplation before he snapped his fingers.

"They'll make for one of two things." He reasoned. "A nearby human city or a settlement of Silvers. Lets hope they make for a city."

"There's something more," The dark-haired man breathed. "A few of the children... escaped with Q."

"...How is that even possible?" Adam frowned. "Where was security?"

"Getting blown... literally to pieces but Luda," The dark-haired man whispered, looking a bit ill.

"Oh Lord, he's out too isn't he...has be been detained?" Adam asked gravely. "Where's Voskov?"

"In... the same state as the guards," The other whispered, lowering his head. "He helped Quarrel to escape..."

"Damn that fool." Adam sighed. "...Okay, get ready to move."

Adam got off his cot and moved to get his coat and gear.

"There's a city close enough by to check." He stated.

With a nod, the other moved over to the closet and grabbed his own coat, pulling off his lab coat and replacing it with the indigo colored one.

"Oh," He breathed, turning to eye the other. "I'm... not sure how much this matters, but... one of the ones that escaped with Quarrel was Molybdenum."

"It matters." Adam sighed. "Shotaro...I don't know if I can bring Kayen back."

"Why not?" Shotaro breathed, frowning deeply as he turned toward the other completely.

"To this, I mean." Adam sighed- waving his hand. "Kayen always wanted to leave this place. But he's just a boy, he can't be on his own."

Shotaro let out a slow breath and turned away. "I understand."