Author's Note

Stealth, and something like a boss fight in this chapter! I hope you enjoy it! Otherwise..nothing more to say...oh, only one thing. Originally the escape part should be one chapter..but, now I made two out of it! More content for you! I'm too creative :P

Chapter 14

Path to Freedom

As they stepped out in the corridors, Riven looked around. The corridor was utterly dark, only a few lights were left. On the left side, she spotted Irelia which leaned against a wall, her blades hovering around her. She peered around a corner, obviously watching if someone would come. She wore a dark, tight leather outfit with a fitting mask. The other side of the corridor was secured by Caitlyn, which hold her sniper rifle in her hands. She wore the same street wear as Vi and Diana, and looked around the corner with the help of a small mirror.

‟Alright, everyone is ready", Brian mumbled, and walked over to Caitlyn. ‟We cannot pass the main gate. It was pure luck, that we made it in like this in the first time."

‟Where do we go then?", Irelia whispered. Her blade whirled around, it nearly looked like it felt the tension.

‟There is an old side-entrance used by some workers. The security is not so tight there. Even though we need to blast open the gates", Brian replied.

‟Ha! Boom baby...I can handle this", Vi said somehow euphoric.

‟Alright, let's go. Stay together and watch every corner...and no loud noises. Alright Vi?", Caitlyn said in her direction, and frowned.

‟Aww, man. But, alright cupcake", Vi answered.

‟Stay sharp", Diana whispered and nodded in Riven's direction. ‟Even though we can handle them, doesn't mean we want a fight here."

‟How many are in the building anyway?", Riven asked to Brian.

‟Fifteen to twenty men. Not counting automatic or magical systems", Brian answered. He wore a more or less light, dark outfit. His sword was on his back, as well as some throwing knives at his belt.

‟Alright...let's move", Riven whispered and the group nodded.

Slowly the group moved through the silent facility. It was pretty dim, as most lights were turned out. Brian led them, straight through the maze of corridors, labors and medical rooms. Some of them looked pretty...scary within this light, even to Riven, who came out of a more or less sinister nation.

No word was spoken. Everyone was focused and concentrated, even Vi was silent. The tension in the air was nearly tangible. Riven licked her lips, and tightened the grip around the hilt of her blade. She was rather busy not to make any noise, and to repress the green light of the runes. 'Rather unpractical in stealth missions', she thought with a sarcastic grin.

Somehow Riven reminded this whole scenario, at her time in the Ionian war. She killed an elder, during such a night. All alone. It was the same thing. Sneaking around in dark alleys, avoiding every Ionian, breaking into houses to find evidence of her target, and then...she swallowed hard, and tried to push the thought away. During this time she wasn't a warrior. She was an assassin, just like Katarina or Talon. Not honorable, a coward who killed someone defenseless.

She felt how she clenched her fist. She tried her best not to think about things like this, as it was a rather useless thought right now. She felt Diana's hand on her shoulder, which pressed her softly. Riven looked behind her, and saw how she smiled.

‟You're alright?", Diana whispered.

‟Yeah...it's nothing, I guess", Riven answered. Diana nodded at her. 'Focus...focus now', Riven thought and crunched her teeth. They would escape. After that she could dwell on to her thoughts.

Suddenly Brian raised his hand, and the group stopped.

‟What is it?", Vi asked quietly. Before they heard footsteps. It sounded like heavy plate boots, which moved down the dark corridor.

‟Patrol ahead. Two of them..", Brian whispered. ‟Quick. Into the labor here...we need to avoid them."

‟There only two", Vi protested.

‟Oh, come on Vi. We don't need a fight with the whole place here", Irelia said, somehow annoyed.

‟Alright, alright."

Quickly they got into the small labor room, and hid themselves as good as they could. Irelia sat down behind a medical table, Vi positioned herself close to a window, and Caitlyn and Brian in the corners. Caitlyn aimed with her sniper rifle at the door, ready to shoot.

Riven herself took a spot close to the entrance door. She could see outside, as there was a glass within the door, even though it was thick and she couldn't see very much. Diana took the other side of the door, and placed a finger on her lips as the sound came closer.

The whole group held on their breath. 'Stay calm', Riven thought. She saw how two silhouettes of soldiers passed the door. One of them held something like a lantern in his hand. Riven could hear them talk about something, but she didn't understand about what. Shortly she saw how the light and silhouettes stopped, directly before their door.

Her heart skipped a beat. She saw how Brian slowly grabbed the hilt of his blade, and how Vi got ready too. Some smaller blades, which hovered around Irelia, were pointed at the entrance. Everyone was ready, if they stepped in.

Now Riven understood words: ‟Better not...they do crazy stuff in there."

‟Uah...you mean like the things this...Mundo did?"

‟Yep."

‟Uargh...that's gross. Wonder why we have an alliance with them anyway."

‟She will make us stronger, than before. We can rule this world then...but, you got a point in this one."

‟Huh...let's move on then."

The light and soldiers moved again, but even now Riven didn't breath. Riven saw how the light disappeared behind a corner and breathed out. She heard the same noise from the others, but they didn't move out. They waited. One minute, two minutes, Riven didn't know for sure.

‟Looks clear", she whispered into the room.

‟I'll check", Diana said. She opened the door, which made a faint noise. For a short moment, Riven believed her heart skipped a beat again. But, nothing happened. She clearly heard how Diana breathed out. Carefully, she peered around to the left and right, before she went out, crouched into the shadows, her blade by her side.

After a moment she came back and nodded. ‟Left clear...right clear. Let's go then", she whispered.

‟How far away is the exit?", Irelia asked.

‟Not far away anymore. But, we should me more careful right now...I guess there will be other patrols in this area", Brian answered and lead the group again out of the labor.

They went silent again, and moved out. This time far slower and quieter than before, just in case of they would be other patrols. They stopped again.

‟Soldier in front of us", Brian whispered.

‟I'll take care of it", Riven replied and crouched forward. She put her blade on her back, to have both of her hands free.

The soldier before here, was no bioforge soldier. It looked more like a regular security officer of some kind. Slowly she got closer to him, but stopped. She heard the noise of other marching boots, which came closer. She looked to the left and the right, but nothing was to see. 'Quickly...', she thought, and stood up. ‟Hey", she said. The man turned around in surprise, only to get a blow at his temple. He fell back, and Riven caught him midair. He was rather heavy. Slowly she pulled him away into the dark corridors, where the group waited.

‟Put him in this room here", Brian whispered and opened a door. With the help of Diana, they pulled the soldier into the room, and closed the door again.

‟Did you see something?", Irelia asked.

‟I head movement..but didn't see anything", Riven answered.

‟Alright...let's take a risk", Brian said, and the group nodded.

They crouched forward, to the place where Riven knocked out the soldier. Right now, nothing was to hear nor to see, so they just passed the crossroads.

‟Well, everything went smoothly right now", Vi whispered. She sounded a bit impatient. ‟When do we start punching and blowing things up?"

‟Vi got a point...", Riven whispered. ‟We can't allow Elena to produce more of these...super soldiers."

‟Then we should go to the main lab", Brian said. ‟It's only a small detour."

‟Should we really do this? Isn't it against the rules of the League?", Irelia asked.

‟Guess not...Elena is a traitor to it...and even though we're right in Zaun...", Diana answered and grinned. ‟So, I think it doesn't matter anymore."

‟Can't be bad, to hurt Zaun somewhere they will feel it", Caitlyn said. ‟Alright...let's go to the main labs."

‟Alright. Follow me", Brian said and took the lead again.

After they moved on through dark corridors, and empty rooms for about two minutes, something happened they didn't expect. Suddenly all lights were turned on, even the ones in the labor and medical rooms. They heard another noise, which rang through the whole building. A steady, repetitive noise, which echoed through the hallways.

‟Alarm?!", Vi asked and stood up. She readied her giant hextech gloves and grinned. ‟Well, that's good. Time to punch something."

‟This is indeed an alarm! Run to the exit! No time for the lab!", Brian yelled. Brian led them in other directions, even though Riven felt unhappy about it. Without their interference Elena could build an entire army of super soldiers. But, they couldn't fight against a whole bunch of soldiers either. Riven crunched her teeth and just followed Brian.

‟How could that happen?", Diana yelled, as the alarm sound went louder and louder.

‟They must have checked Riven's cell."

‟How is that possible? You told us there wouldn't be controls like this", Caitlyn asked.

‟Change of plans, I guess. Maybe Scarlet or someone like this."

‟Then we should hurry!", Irelia yelled. ‟I don't think we could handle an entire unit of bioforge soldiers!"

‟Irelia got a point! They would kill us!", Riven yelled. ‟I don't like it either..but, we have no choice! Run!"

They started to run, and didn't care anymore about the noise they made. Only to run directly into two soldiers, which just looked at them for a moment. They looked back. This was somehow a short, strange moment.

‟They're here!", one of them yelled. Before he could react any further, Vi charged at them both.

‟Good flight!", she yelled, laughing. Different mechanics at her gauntlets lit up, and then she hit both of the soldiers. They flew through the whole corridor, until they hit a wall. Knocked out by pure power. ‟Told ya, they're not that hard!", Vi yelled.

‟Reinforcements!", Riven screamed as she saw at least a dozen of bioforge soldiers, which came around a corner. They looked at their comrades, which lay on the ground before they spotted them.

‟Get them! Now!", one of their leader yelled.

‟Shit! How far away?!", Caitlyn yelled. From somewhere she drew something, what looked like a small grenade. She threw it into the corridor. As it explodes a gray smoke started to fill the whole corridor. A smoke grenade. They heard how soldiers started to cough, as they breathed it in.

‟We're nearly there! Keep moving!"

They ran again, while they heard the curses of bioforge soldiers behind them. Just as they wanted to go left, they spotted some other security soldiers. Regular Zaunite soldiers. ‟Shit! Who are these guys?", Brian yelled surprised. They heard the sound of releasing safety catches from pistols.

‟Other way around!", Irelia yelled, as the soldiers opened fire on them. Luckily, their shoots weren't really aimed, and some were blocked by Brian, which simply stood in their way. His armor caught most of them.

‟You're alright?", Riven asked.

‟I'm fine! We have no other choice anymore! Through the main labs!" They turned around and ran into another direction.

‟How can they be here so fast?", Diana asked, while they sprinted into the last hallway, which wasn't filled with Zaun's soldiers.

‟There is a security office nearby! But, normally it's not manned during this time!", Brian answered. They spotted a giant metal door in front of their way. ‟The door!"

With a single swung off her weapon, Diana sent moonlight in the direction of the metal door, which was kicked out of the hinges with a loud explosion.

The really big area which they entered now was lit by floodlights. Riven had never seen such a labor. In the middle dozens of white tables stood around, some were filled with papers, on other some flasks stood around. Riven even spotted some modern looking weaponry, and something which reminded her of televisions or something like this.

On the far side of the room, she spotted two chambers, which were filled with some form of green gas. The doors were shut tight, and in them she spotted some sort of cots, as well as giant test tubes filled with the same green liquid Riven had seen by the soldier within the arena.

A staircase on the left side of the labor, led to a small platform, which lead over to the small chambers. Riven spotted some other devices there. As she looked up, she spotted many tubes. Some were transparent and filled with a blue liquid, or some form of gas. All in all, this was by far the most modern room, Riven had ever seen. Even Piltover was nothing against it.

A few other doors, were inside this room. They all were shut tight.

‟What's next?", Caitlyn asked.

‟Right door! At the end of this, there is a staircase which will lead us out of here through an emergency exit!", Brian yelled, before they heard another voice from upstairs.

‟So! You're the little traitor to Noxus! Soldiers! Get them and kill them! I'll take care of HER!" Riven looked up again, and on the platform she spotted Scarlet as well as bioforge soldiers, all were armed with axes or giant swords.

‟They still coming!", Caitlyn yelled as she looked over her shoulder.

‟I'll take care of it!", Riven said, and drew her sword, with one fluid movement. Just as she touched it, it started to assemble itself into the full sword form. She didn't even think about it anymore, she just did it. With a loud scream she released a devastating wind slash. The wave of energy hit the wall above the entrance, with a loud noise. Stone and other junk came down, and the whole area was buried by it. Nobody would enter or leave right now.

‟That will not help you!", Scarlet yelled and drew her axe.

‟Come at me!", Riven yelled back, somehow she felt excited. A small grin was on her face. ‟Let's go!", she rallied her allies. 'I do miss battlefields..right?', she thought for a moment, before she readied herself for Scarlet's attack.

Scarlet just jumped from the second floor down, her axe high above her head. Riven grabbed her sword with both hands, and raised her blade. Scarlet's axe and her sword hit each other with an unbelievable force. Riven nearly needed to kneel down. Her arms were trembling slightly.

Scarlet was quickly overwhelming her with pure strength, as their weapons pushed against each other. Riven jumped back, Scarlet's axe nearly hit the ground because of the sudden movement from her. Riven gathered runic energy at the sharp side of the blade, and released another devastating wind slash. Scarlet avoided it, by throwing herself down on the ground. Tables and flasks flew through the whole room, as the energy hit it.

For a moment, Riven got a glimpse of the others. Everyone was more or less busy, fighting with other bioforge soldiers, which jumped down as well. The whole labor turned into chaos and junk, as bullets, magical spells or weapons hit everything what was in their reach.

‟Eyes on the opponent, Riven!" Scarlet stood again and charged into battle once more. Their weapons clashed one more time. ‟Did I ever tell you...how much I hate you?"

Riven put her left hand on the blade itself, to brace herself against Scarlet's axe. ‟You didn't. But, I could guess." With a loud scream Riven released a Ki Burst, and for a moment Scarlet stumbled back as the energy hit her.

‟You're a coward! Elena sees in you the perfect soldier! I will erase you from this world!", Scarlet snarled at her, as she shook her head and readied her weapon once more.

‟So...you frustrated, because for her...you're nothing more than another pawn. Is that right?", Riven said and swung her blade around. Something exploded behind her, most likely some chemicals, which someone normally wouldn't mix together.

‟I will show her, that I am the superior soldier! I kill you and your puny Noxian dream with it! I will not fail!"

Riven just looked at her for a moment. ‟You can still turn around...and choose your own path."

‟I have chosen it before a long time. I choose to serve and follow! Huh...", Scarlet laughed shortly, ‟You're right in one point. Right now, I am nothing more than a pawn...but I will show her...and demonstrate you the true Noxian way!"

‟Then...the time for talk is over. I don't want to kill other Noxians, because I think most of them are just blind to the truth of High Command...", Riven replied, and grabbed her sword again with both hands. She felt the runic energy within her body. For a short moment, she heard the sound of digging behind her. 'I need to end this quickly...', she thought. 'Before they break through the junk...'

Scarlet charged at her again, and started to attack her recklessly. Riven was able to hold her ground and parry most of the attacks. But blow after blow, she felt how the runic energy of her blade slowly disappeared. She was most likely at the limit, of how long she could uphold her sword. 'Shit..', she cursed. When Scarlet held this up, she wasn't able to counterattack.

‟Need some help?!" Riven heard Diana's voice, and saw some bolts of lunar energy which hit Scarlet in the back. She moaned in pain, and stopped her attacks for a moment.

That was all what Riven needed. She jumped back again. ‟You are beyond redemption!", she said. Her voice echoed, as she released all runic energy at once in a more or less uncontrolled wind slash. Scarlet was hit by it, and flew through the whole labor. She took nearly half of the entire equipment with her. With a loud noise she hit the wall, some metal parts and other junk fell down on her.

Riven breathed heavily. Her blade disappeared into nothing and she fell on her back, looking at the ceiling. ‟Riven!", she heard Diana's voice and then she saw her worried face. ‟You're alright?" She felt Diana's hand, which softly stroked her cheek and forehead. Diana didn't seem to be injured heavily. Several smaller cuts, but overall fine.

Riven tried her best to grin a bit. ‟I guess so...thank you for your help. Without you..I wouldn't make it." She breathed out. ‟...I'm pretty exhausted like never before...is everyone alright?"

‟Why do you overextend like this, huh?", Diana replied with a smile. ‟We're mostly fine..but Caitlyn and Brian are injured."

‟How bad?", Riven asked, worried, and tried to get up.

‟Vi and Irelia treat them right now...", Diana answered and helped her to get up. Riven nodded at her thankfully. She had never felt so weak before. She looked at her blade. All runes of it, looked just like green, painted symbols. They glowed very faintly. It looked like she used all of her runic energy.

With the help of Diana, she walked over to the other four. She looked around. The labor was a mess. Nothing stood in place anymore, tables were broken, papers lay around everywhere and even the metal ground was destroyed at some points. Most soldiers lay on the ground, some were severely injured, while others nearly looked alright. She heard how the soldiers from the other side of the junk, cursed loudly.

‟How is it?", Diana asked them.

‟Not good. Brian has a broken leg, and cupcake here is barely conscious..she lost much blood", Vi answered. She sounded and looked very worried. ‟Cupcake?", she asked and looked down at Caitlyn.

‟It's...fine..don't make such a face, Vi", Caitlyn answered, and coughed. Riven looked down at her. Caitlyn had severely bad cuts around her body, which were all covered by provisional bandages. She was pale.

‟I'll take her", Vi said and carefully picked Caitlyn up. Caitlyn held on to Vi's chest armor, and closed her eyes, she breathed heavily. As Riven watched Vi, she was somehow surprised how careful and caring, she was. Riven always thought about her, as someone who couldn't be knocked down. But, right now she looked more like a worried...lover?

‟Alright", Riven said and nodded in her direction. They didn't have much time to think about it. ‟Brian?", she asked and looked to the soldier. His plate armor at his leg, was torn apart. Riven didn't see much blood at all. She saw how Irelia moved the leg a bit, and Brian grimaced.

‟Not good...he can't burden his right leg anymore...we can't move fast anymore", Irelia answered, and helped Brian to stand up again. She herself looked alright. She had some cuts at her armor, but overall she looked fine.

‟We..still can escape. Go..through the emergency exit. Right door...", Brian said and coughed.

Slowly they walked through the labor. ‟How do we escape anyway?", Riven asked.

‟We have some something planned for our escape...even though it will be hard right now. Brian can't drive anymore, and cupcake is down too...", Vi answered. ‟So, Riven...do you have ever driven a...bike?"

‟Once, when I was small. After that, never again...why?", she asked, confused.

‟Well...you will see if we get there", Vi replied.

Riven looked at Diana, which looked at her with the same puzzled expression. ‟Vi said she would take care of our transport..so I don't know anything either", Diana whispered to Riven.

‟Well...that could be interesting", Riven replied, and sighed.

Vi kicked open the door, which led them through another small dim corridor, and at the end of it a staircase, which led them down? ‟Wait..where are we?", Vi asked as they walked down the stairs.

‟Somewhere under Zaun in the sewer. You know...they can't have an opened exit for everyone somewhere, where everyone could possible see it. So, it was built where people normally not walk", Brian answered.

Vi opened another door and stepped out, followed by the rest of their group. ‟Uargh...that's disgusting", Irelia said, and hold one hand before her mouth and nose.

The sewer from Zaun was anything, but not pleasant for nose nor the eyes. Some small electrical lights, lit the whole thing, even though the light was dim and most parts stayed dark. In the middle of the sewer flowed the water. Or something like this. It looked more or less like a viscous...thing than water. They spotted some flasks, and other...unrecognizable things within it. It looked like it glowed from the inside.

‟Chemicals, junk, runoff waste..everything comes down here..you better not step into anything...it could be very dangerous", Brian explained.

Left and right, and a bit above the 'water' like substance, were two ways most likely for maintenance. Even though Riven' stomach was hardened from the smell of battlefields, even for her that was disgusting. The ways were covered with dirt, flasks, and syringes, some of them were filled with a substance.

‟Which way?", she asked Brian.

‟I think in about...two hundred meters there should be an exit. Even though it will be hard for someone like me...it's only a ladder", Brian answered and grinned with gallows humor.

‟Will be fine...even though we could use some rest...cupcake is not well", Vi said worried and looked down at Caitlyn, which had still closed her eyes.

‟We'll think about it, when we have left this...sewers", Diana said, disgusted, and they started walking again. Slowly, as nobody of them wanted to slip on the wet underground.

‟Are you fine?", Diana asked quietly and looked to her.

‟Yeah..even though I could use a rest too...what about you?", Riven answered, even though she still felt like every energy was out of her body.

‟I'm good", Diana said with a smile. ‟Although I could use a rest too...I miss your head on me." She winked at her, and Riven blushed slightly.

The rest of their walk, they were silent. After a few more minutes, they reached the exit of the sewers. A rusty, old ladder, which would lead them to a hidden place, behind some buildings. Or at least Brian told them it would be like this. It took them about ten minutes, to get out of them. With pushing, helping hands and some improvised ropes, they got out.

Riven looked around. They stood in some sort of backyard, filled with trash, some empty barrels and painted walls. Some sort of neon pink color was sprayed on them, with different slogans of different underground groups. All in all it looked pretty rundown.

‟Where do we go now?", Riven asked.

‟We not suited to fleeing with motorbikes...that's what you find, right Vi?", Brian asked in her direction, and she nodded. ‟Huh..then, we should rest for now, and wait until tomorrow", Brian said and pointed in the direction of one exit. ‟From here it's a short walk to a small inn. The innkeeper is a good man, he will not tell anyone about anything."

‟Alright...", Riven replied and they walked on, before she realized something. ‟Wait..did you say..motorbikes? What the hell is that supposed to be?"

‟Think about bikes in the form of a motorized vehicle", Vi said. Riven's mind worked and she saw something which looked like a combination of Piltovers cars and a bike.

‟Huh...", she mumbled plainly. ‟You want us to ride something like this?"

‟Yep. It's easy enough, and there wasn't any other form of faster transport method...and horses are too slow, besides, we wouldn't find something to eat or drink for them within miles around Zaun", Vi answered.

‟I don't have any idea, what you're talking about...", Diana said with a puzzled look on her face.

‟Me neither...you Piltovians are crazy", Irelia said. ‟When I reached your city, I spotted these strange metal creatures. They were pretty...uah." Irelia shivered.

‟Man! You're outdated...you know you all should take a vacation in our city, then you would understand! Right, cupcake?"

Caitlyn coughed, but she smiled shortly. ‟Guess you're right about this Vi...but, how we should escape now? On these things there is only place for one person.."

‟We think about that later. Maybe I can find a side car or something like this out there...anyway, let's get to this inn and rest for a moment", Vi said, and they left the backyard.

This whole city district looked pretty rundown. It was utterly dark, the few lamps were not even close enough to light the streets. Only a few people were around, and they didn't pay much attention to them. Some wobbled, like they were drunk. While some others held something in their hands, which reminded Riven of some form of...powder. Most likely something like drugs or stuff like this.

Riven never felt so...disgusted from a city, and in the face of the others she read the same feelings. She heard that Zaun's trademark was 'freedom in everything'. 'Tse..even freedom should have some rules..', she thought, as they passed a wall which was filled with neon green paroles.

‟Here we are...thank you by the way", Brian said to Irelia, which helped him out walking.

‟No problem", she said with a smile and opened the door to the small inn. The windows were nearly all shabby. From the outside nobody could see inside, and only spotted some small lights most likely from candles or something like this.

As they entered Riven looked around. It was somehow a classic tavern, most of the furniture was made out of solid, dark wood. Some candles and electrical lights, lit the whole place. Even though it was rundown like everything else outside.

Even though it was late at night, the innkeeper stood behind his bar and watched as they entered. He was a big man, with no hair left on his head, which was compensated by a long beard. He eyed Vi, who carried Caitlyn, Brian in his armor suit, the hovering blades around Irelia.

‟Well, well, Brian...rather unusual friends you have there", he said with a grin.

‟Shut up man", Brian replied with a wide grin on his face. ‟We need some rooms for a rest this night. Zaun's security is hunting us right now..."

‟Wow. That escalated quickly. Alright, I owe you something anyway. Go up and rest...I will close now, I think", the innkeeper said and pointed to some staircases. ‟I don't ask anything like usually. And I don't ask, why this girl there has blades which fly around her, which nearly look like the ones this 'Irelia' uses. But, anyway..." He winked at them and walked over to the door.

They followed him with their sights as he hung a shield outside. Closed. ‟What are you waiting for? Go on. Doors not closed so...if you want something, tell me."

‟Do you have some medical equipment? She is injured and need some help", Vi asked and looked at him. Her face full of worries.

‟I have. I'll bring them up to you together with something good to eat", the man said and walked behind his bar again.

‟Thanks man", Brian said and walked to the staircase.

‟Thank you...", the rest of their group said and followed him upstairs. It looked the same like downstairs. Made out of solid wood. A few doors were there, some were open most likely the rooms which weren't filled with other guests.

‟Should we have a night watch?", Diana asked.

‟Not necessary. The whole inn has a security system...when they knock here or try to break in, an alarm sound would wake us up. And my friend down there, would wake us in this case", Brian said and walked into one room. ‟Just a have a good night..."

They all walked in different rooms, while Riven and Diana shared one like the did since Ionia. It was a small room, with two beds, a shabby window which showed only a small alley with nothing interesting. Nothing more was there.

Just as they entered, Diana dropped her weapon beside her, and threw herself on one bed. Pretty much exhausted. ‟Gosh..I really want my clothing again..how can these Zaun guys wear something like this the whole time?", she complained, and lay on her back. She waved at Riven to lay down beside her.

‟Good question..even though I like your hairstyle", Riven replied, and grinned. She put her sword on the other bed and slipped out of her boots. She lay down besides Diana, face to face with her. Somehow she felt how a a sudden relaxation traveled through her body.

‟We made it...", she whispered to Diana and smiled. She felt how Diana's forehead pushed gently against her own.

‟Not quite yet..but for now we are safe...", Diana replied. Riven purred quietly as she felt Diana's hand on her back, and hips. Diana smiled at her for a moment, before she gave her a long, loving kiss on the lips. Riven returned it, and for a moment they just forgot the outside world, and their whole situation.

‟Hm...I really hope we will have some more time for us...", Diana said, and winked at her.

‟Huh..you're growing impatient?", Riven replied with a grin.

‟Hey..you just left, as we wanted to start.."

‟Yeah, right. That's my fault", Riven said and laughed quietly. She put her head, on Diana's chest, which was her favorite place of sleeping. ‟I love you..."

‟I love you too, Riven...", Diana said. Riven closed her eyes, and slowly fell asleep while Diana stroked over her arms and back. The last thing she thought to hear, was something like a crow from a raven.