However, instead of continuing to go straight, Erin took another hallway that broke off from the main one. After a few minutes of wandering, Erin spotted something that caused her stomach to form in knots. Multiple glass cages laid before her. After taking a shaky breath, she pressed forward once more, holding a hand by her side, it hurt so damn much. Erin's eyes glanced between the cages as she passed by then, nothing more than children were being held inside. Clearly unkempt and undercared for. She could feel her blood boil under the surface. Her skin itched to do something.
Taking a moment, Erin propped herself against one of the glass walls. She needed to pace herself at this point or else- Erin shook her head, she was fine. All that mattered was that she got these kids out. Nothing else.
Erin took one last glance at the cage she was leaning against, and felt her heart plummet. Her chest tightening as her eyes landed on the figure that was huddled up in the corner. Her fists tightened, "H-hey!" she called softly, her voice was already hoarse, not as loud as it would have been normally. The figure finally looked up, dark brown eyes met her own green. "You need to get out of here, okay? And I'm gonna help you and the others." She continued. The other woman slowly got to her feet, hands pressed against the glass separating them, "Erin? Is..Is that you? What are you doing here?"
Erin slowly looked down at the other figure in the eyes, seeing as she was a bit shorter than herself. Biting her lip for a moment before answering, "It.. It's a long story. But you and the others…You gotta get out of here. After…After I'll explain everything. I promise." she gave a faint smile, before turning her attention to the control panel and lock of the cage. Which acted as more of a sealed and contained door than anything. Maybe she could use something to pry it open or- without much of a second thought, Erin took one of her fists and violently slammed it into the cage's control panel. The sound of metal crunched and the sound of wires sparked momentarily. Silence fell for a moment before the soft hiss of pressurized air sounded, and the cage door slowly opened enough for Erin to slip her arm inside and push it the rest of the way open. "Honestly a bit surprised that worked-" she joked. Looking back at the other figure, "Look, there's two others with me. If you see a guy with dark short hair, or one with blond hair, they're…well…Not with Aegis. If you come across anyone else, try to help them get out of here, but…Get the hell out of here foremostly. Got it?" her eyes locked once more with the other woman's. "Why…? What are you guys going to do?" Erin paused for a moment, "Burn it all. Everyone is going to get out of here, and we're gonna burn it all down. I won't let them hurt you or others ever again." Erin outstretched a hand to gently brush the other woman's cheek, "There's a lot we need to talk about but…That can come all later…You getting out of here is more important than anything I could ever say. So go, now." Erin ushered once more, before finally taking a step back, and turned to look for anyone else she could find before locating Markus or Lucian, hopefully they were nearby though. They were running out of time…