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way that meant she was overdue a serious telling off, or if instead he was planning to lure her away so they could spend some time getting to know one another like she and Thrayke had once done. That basis of friendship had been a much needed connection for the pair of them. It was the foundation of their relationship rather than attraction and she hoped she might be able to have that with Kronus as well once the dust had settled.
    “Kiki? Did you hear me?” Gage asked, and Kyra forced herself back into the room with an apologetic shake of her head. “We need to head off now if we want to make it in good time. Are you ready for this?” he asked, and she nodded.
    “Thanks for the hospitality, Tanner. We’re heading out for a walk, so will see you later,” she called as they left the bar a few minutes afterwards, and he waved them goodbye with a smile. He’d decided against going to the meeting himself, seeing as they’d been handpicked to go by the rebel recruiters, but he had insisted they come back straight afterward to fill him in and make their final report, and they’d agreed, but knew it’d all depend on how the evening went. It went unsaid between the three of them that Kyra and Gage were willing to go with the flow where necessary to gather more intel, but their superiors back at the holding facility didn’t necessarily need to know that, and she was glad to have discovered such a tremendous ally in Tanner amidst the covert chaos.
     
    Gage led the way, and before long they’d reached the old temple on the outskirts of the city. Half of it had been ruined on Invasion Day, but parts of the epic temple remained intact, and what was left had been preserved by the local humans to create a stunning piece of architecture that many enthusiasts had made sure would last for many years to come. A guide was waiting by the entrance, and thanks to Marko’s direct request that they attend, Gage knew exactly what the man was going to ask before he even opened his mouth.
    “Good evening, would you like to join one of our tours?” he said warmly, and Gage nodded. “Excellent. North or southbound?”
    “I hear the northbound views are lovely this time of evening,” he answered, and the man smiled. He handed Gage a map of the ruins, and directed them to a small structure far off in the distance. Any legitimate travellers would know that it was the opposite that time of night, and opt for the southbound route to watch the sunset, so it was the perfect code for getting everyone who was there for the same reason in one place securely.
    With a gentle smile, Kyra took her fake husband’s arm and together they walked the length of the ruins to the northern edge. They then took their place among the small crowd already gathered there and greeted the others politely. Many of them they already recognized from the bar.
    “I’m glad to see you evaded imprisonment, Timmy,” a deep voice spoke from the crowd, and Marko, the man Gage had been speaking with a couple nights’ before, stepped out to greet them. “What happened to you last night, my friend?”
    “Marko, I’m glad to see you again, too,” Gage answered, and shook his hand with a polite nod. Beside him was another man Kyra recognized from the bar, and he too seemed impressed to discover that they’d gotten away from police custody relatively unscathed. “They tracked us down after our contact in Thailand gave up our names, and it appears he was working as an informant,” he then told them, having known full well that the story added up thanks to their insider knowledge.
    “Were you interrogated?” the other man asked, whom Kyra realized had to be the infamous Tuka, and Gage nodded. From what Tanner had told them, he was not only one of the highest ranking rebel recruiters in the area, but also commander of the local faction, and so a worthwhile adversary within the treacherous group. Gage looked down at his unusually quiet pretend wife with a sad smile, and