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Rylie walked and smiled as Daniel began to talk. She gave him a great deal of credit, he knew how to work cautiously. She wondered briefly if he would have disappeared, leaving her to deal with the patrol alone if they had been found.

Diplomatic. He had taken the safe route with his views on the group. Rylie nodded. He had a good read on the group. If things had been different he might have had her job with the U.N.E and he would have been good at it.

She nodded, “Yes a full on fight.....barely been avoided...” She glanced sideways at him. “Frustrated and worried. Good terms for it. It is good to have a distrust of the military, in their nature to have all sorts of agents out there. Never can tell motives.”

Of course that was true of anyone. Rylie knew that as well as anyone but she knew that most times you had to trust those around you but plan for the worse. While unlike the others she didn't immediately distrust everyone, she never fully bought in either. Weigh your options for each situation. That is what she knew.

She might argue a little that Adana was too trusting, there was something about the girl's demeanour that Rylie envied. Something free and genuine that she almost never encountered. Rylie couldn't argue with his assessments of the others however. They were safe but there was a kernel of truth in each. She did flinch, just slightly at the mention of the children.

Rylie let it go, “I am not entirely sure we know what any of us can do fully, the extent of our powers.”

They were both wary, both watching. That last patrol had been too close and they were too far from the warehouse to simply back off now. “If you think you are ready to use your power again then I am alright with that. I would prefer less chance of being found and your way seems best for that.”

Rylie's tone was non-commital. It was Daniel's offer and she wouldn't force him to make the jump to the dock. The last thing she wanted to do was exhaust him or leave his power so weakened that he might be defenseless. Left like that was a horrible feeling. Rylie's mind briefly flashed to the fight she had helped with when she had first met Adana. She had been exhausted, nauseous and useless for a time.

She stopped, turning to look at him. Her look was the most empathetic Daniel had seen in the brief time he had known her. “Don't overwork your power or tire yourself too much. I don't want you unable to defend or protect yourself.”

Rylie nodded just a little, the gesture meant as curt but coming off as more unsure. Turning she kept walking. If he wanted to teleport then they needed to have a good amount of shadow to pull from. Up ahead was a long shadow cast by the slow setting sun on a near by building.

She stepped into it and waited for him to decide what he wanted to do.