"This is a familiar turn of events." Stinger gazes down on Caine. Caine looks up from his cell with a mixture of chagrin and urgency. Behind Stinger, Captain Tsing's face is dour and stone hard.
"They've taken Jupiter."
"The way I hear it, you were fighting on the side of rebels." Caine frowns deeply. Stinger knows full well this couldn't be true, and he grins. "Come on, let's go find her."
"I should have received a report from Gemma." Captain Tsing's concerns have not been alleviated by the pairs convivial reuinion. "As far as Aegis intelligence can determine, Jupiter has incited a rebellion."
"She wouldn't," Caine takes a defensive step forward, intending to argue. Captain Tsing folds her arms as she relates the current state of affairs.
"Last report saw her entering an alley, following a supposed rebel. The Aegis must presume she is a threat." Stinger turns to join the argument, but Captain Tsing raises her palm, demanding their silence. "She is an unknown. She abandoned her guard and missed her appointed court appearance. There is evidence she accessed a highly classified ledger. My communication with a member of the Aegis is severed. The only reason she hasn't been labeled a traitor to the regime is her entitled status. That could change."
"Then we need to find her before it does." Caine shrugs his long black coat over his bronze wings. Stinger's previous grin fades to concern. Until that moment, he hadn't been aware of the depth of the issues before them.
"My daughter is with them."
"We believe they are somewhere in the deeps, in the ancient city."
"So we know where to start," Caine replies, and angles out of the cell past Stinger and Captain Tsing with purpose driving his stride.