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-DROH


Entry Log 44 - 00:10:05

"You've got to be kidding," Cayde's voice is exasperated, the screen flicking onto the Vanguard room once more. Its evident that a meeting is in progress, maps and papers - more that usual - littering the table. Near the middle of the table, where all three leaders can view them, sits six files. The names on each of them illegible due to distance. The Vanguard leaders are wearing different expressions ranging in a negative value. Zavala is stony in expression, the twitch of a muscle in his lip the only sign of irritation at the Exo's outburst.

"You should know by now that I don't joke when it comes to these selections Cayde," he replied evenly.

"Then you're being ridiculous," Cayde retorts, hand splaying out over a section of the files. "They just got back from finding the location and you want to send them back, and on a raid no less? Two of them might be hunters but none of them are tireless."

"They aren't heading out immediately, they will have leave until then. That will have to do."

Cayde straightens with a huff, shaking his head. "I think ever since they came back from the Vault in one piece you expect too much of them. They aren't invincible."

"It's not the same exact team Cayde," Ikora chimes in, the camera turns to look at the human. She's frowning, but worry is clear in her eyes despite it all. "We are aware that we need more than just them, it's why we've put some others on the team and are giving the ones not chosen other jobs. These are our best, hand picked by all of us, including you." She stares down her fellow Vanguard leader with honest eyes that make Cayde lose just a bit of his malice. "Do you honestly believe they wouldn't want to do it? We won't force them, they can say no."

At that, the exo scoffs. "No guardian ever says 'no' Ikora. Every single one of them would feel too guilty in doing so." His eyes linger down at the names again and he grimaces. "Fine, I get it, who's leading the team?"

"Corvan," Zavala replied easily and Cayde jerked his gaze back up, his scowl somehow deepening. He didn't say anything, just stared at the Vanguard leader before shaking his head.

"I hope you know what you're doing Zavala, I certainly wouldn't put a loner as the leader." Never mind the fact that he had a few personality traits that rubbed a few of the other team members wrong.

"Corvan has dealt with the Hive more than anyone else, he's even done research into Tolin, It's how he found the Warlock's gun." The Thorn. Right.

"You ever think that might be a bad thing?" Cayde remarked dryly. When neither of the other leaders commented on it he just let his shoulders fall, knowing when he'd lost an argument. "Fine, I'll tell my hunters what's going on then I suppose." the Exo didn't like folding, and it was evident in how he made those words his farewell and turned, stalking from the room.

No one called after him, and his Ghost, Sundance, followed him back up into the open air of the tower hub. The camera panned the area, much like Cayde's own eyes, looking for the hunters he'd spoken of and finding bright amber hair.

Skylar was leaning against the outside of Banshee's stall, helmet off and in the gear she normally used for city crawling. She was speaking with Tevis, the elder hunter looking as if he'd just arrived back from a mission, helmet still snugly in place. The Night Stalker was examining one of her guns, the other treasure she'd gotten from her time in the Vault of Glass. As Cayde made his way over he could see the brass and silver hand cannon glint in the light of the day as his friend held it firmly in hand. Skylar had named the gun Fatebringer, and with her dead eye aim and the weapon's explosive rounds, it suited the gun just fine.

Skylar saw Cayde first, raising a hand in greeting as Tevis turned to see him. "Well if it isn't Cayde, they finally let you out of that cave?" he muses slyly and Cayde just raises a brow at his gambling buddy.

"I see you made it back from the frontier in one piece," he quipped back. The hunter in question snorted and Skylar rolled her eyes before holding out her hand.

"Can I have my gun back now?"

"Damn. Hoping you'd let me keep it."

"Not a chance old timer."

"I'm not that old."

Cayde let them banter for a moment, his eyes looking over Skylar silently. The rings under her eyes were still present from when she'd come back. She needed more sleep, but what hunter didn't? The camera caught the flicker of worry on the Exo's face that his two friends didn't. Clearing his throat, Cayde broke up the teasing match, knowing full well it could go on for a long time.

"Sorry to cut this short, but I'm still on duty," he looks to his rookie and gave her a small smile. "Need to talk to Sky."

Curiosity blooms in her sun colored eyes and she nods her head. Tevis hands her back her gun without a word and then quickly ruffled her short hair, a habit he had done with her for a while now.

"I'll go turn in my report then, see you later Little Falcon," the Night Stalker muses, using his personal nickname for the girl who was found in a tree home to such a bird. Skylar just huffs, smiling, and fixes her hair as she watches him disappear down the steps Cayde had climbed minutes ago. Looking back to her mentor she raises a brow and tilts her head.

"What's up?"

The Exo rubs at his neck, before turning and waving her to follow him. "Come on, let's go get a drink."

Skylar gives him a look, one with pulled together brows and a small frown, one that means she knows something is up. Her Ghost, Sterling, moves his angled pieces into that worried expression that only one his kind can make. Cayde just tilts his head and starts off.

"I thought you were on duty?" Skylar questions from behind, the camera panning as she's follows him, slowly making her way to his side and keeping up with his gate. Her face clearly shows worry, but her voice is light and playful like always. At that remark Cayde smirks.

"Since when has that ever stopped me?"

Her bemused laughter is the last thing the camera picks up.


As much as I would love to give Tevis more of a phyical apperance, I don't feel like I can. All be know about the hunter is that he was a Nightstalker, male, and not an Exo (do to the fact that his name has no number in it). So I'm keeping him mysterious.