A/N: So this is a chapter I managed to get together and post out. I just came down with a cold and I'm coughing up my lungs. It's painful and it sucks, but oh well... anyways I hope you people enjoy this Military Base location posted chapter. What base I'm sorry I can't tell you cause I'd have to kill you all .;; And I like my readers so no sharing, anyways disclaimers are the same as previous chapters, and I apologize for the short chapter. I did say the following ones would me small.

R&R everyone

-G

The next morning greeted Liz with the sight of her dad sitting in the chair in the most uncomfortable position with his head leaning over to the side leaning towards her. He was gently snoring in his seat, Liz sat up and pulled the covers away from her, the moment that Liz moved her father shifted around before his eyes slowly opened and he blinked just as slowly. He looked like he was coming out of a fog before his eyes cleared and he sat up in his seat with a groan.

"Red, what are you doing in here?"

"I… I couldn't sleep, nightmares. It didn't used to be this hard, but with you I fear for every little thing about you Liz. It's why I didn't tell you that I was your father, it's why I did what I did, and it's why I watched you from a distance." Liz took in the rest of Red's appearance he was vest-less, his cuffs shot and the top three buttons of the shirt unbuttoned. He looked more ruffled than any other time even when he had blood on his clothing and hands saving Ressler.

Liz hissed slightly when she moved and banged her arm, Red was up like a shot with a concerned look on his face and Liz saw for the first time, out of all the times that Red looked at her when she talked with him or he to her, there was always that concern, always that ready to leap out in front of her to save her.

"I'm okay," Red looked skeptical and he didn't move back so Liz made room on the bed and Red slowly moved and sat down on the edge of the bed putting an almost reluctant hand on the knee of his daughter. "You know, I owe you a very large apology in regards to everything I've ever done to you over the last year and a half. I owe you so much."

"No Lizzie, you don't. You do not owe me a thing. I did what I did to keep you alive and to make sure that you never knew about me, however that close call… I didn't want you to lose the chance to at least know who I was. I didn't go this far in life to protect you, to lose you… I gave up everything for you and I would be frankly lost further in my despair if anything where to happen to you." The two looked gave sad smiles before there was a knock on the door.

"Come in." It was Dembe who had a phone in hand, he looked between the father and daughter not wanting to ruin it with work, but the person on the other line wouldn't be so forgiving.

"Raymond, you have to take this call." With a sigh Red cocked his head and pushed himself to a stand and went to Dembe taking the phone. Putting it to his ear Red listened and looked to Liz for a moment before grunting and hanging up the phone.

"It seems Berlin has decided to continue to shake the tree hoping to bear some fruit. I will have to leave today at some point and head back to the states to deal with this problem." Liz smiled sadly before nodding, Red had come back and wrapped his arms around Liz and kissed the top of her head holding her. He didn't want to let her go but he had to, he had Aram digging into some leads for him and there would be a trump card for him to hold over Berlin's head if he could find her.

Liz had pulled her slippers and joined her father at the front door twenty minutes later watching as he pulled on his wind breaker coat over his changed clothing. Holding his fedora in hand he pulled Liz to him and hugged her smiling.

"I'll be back soon." He left with a soft snap of the door after he followed Dembe and the Ninja shadow out into the Japanese cold. Liz smiled sadly and head the gentle padding of feet coming up behind her then moving before standing beside her. The person didn't say anything but the shoulder at her shoulder was comforting enough before a hand threaded into her and led her away as tears blurred her vision. Once Liz was settled down onto the couch a pillow was gently handed to that Liz clung to as the emotional strain of the week shattered her walls and she broke down crying into the pillow. The person with her wrapped their arms around her gently and just held her whispering softly soothing sentiments, once Liz had cried herself to sleep she was gently laid down and covered with a blanket before the person left her to sleep on the couch and leaving.

"How is she?"

"Emotionally shot, I think she's finally broken down and has accepted everything that has happened these last few weeks and I don't blame her. My job is to make sure she's safe and she's okay. And I intend to do that."

"How are your ribs?" A soft chuckle came forth before an even softer groan, "Well worth it, well worth it Saya. Let's get some breakfast hmm?" Kamryn moved away from the living room and headed to the kitchen that was devoid of human life prior to them. It was quiet and seeing as it was still early morning the two just went about to gather fruits from the fridge and set the electric kettle to boil water. Moving alone and yet in sync they prepared their breakfast and took a tray of food and their tea back to Kamryn's room to have breakfast in bed.

Curling up beside each other Kamryn's breathing was a little hitched but that was of no surprise when she had woken up to pain in her ribs. Her body was healing with the exercises she was receiving from Saya and the combination of Modern Medical techniques and the old Japanese Ninja healing exercises the breaks in his ribs had healed well but they were still tender. There was something about Kamryn and her healing that intrigued the Clan, but Saya never allowed testing to be conducted on the Dire Wolf because she wanted to keep her unique. Most people's bone breaks usually took months to heal, but Kamryn was able to heal in about half the time.

There were no explanations other her diet was normal and healthy, her exercise was nearly earth shatteringly routine and yet extreme. Her health was generally well taken care of and she even got the occasional colds so it was a mystery as to why she was so special and her healing was so fast, there was speculations amongst the ninja clan that the burns and the attacks she suffered prior to her becoming the Dire Wolf triggered something in her body to heal faster, but if that were true her scars wouldn't be as prevalent according to some of the clan members.

Be as it may, there was no real way of find out how the Dire Wolf did things and even then its secrets was its own. However Kamryn wasn't fully healed but she was on the mend and that was good enough for Saya for everything that they had been through over the two months, and the month that Kamryn had been back home here.

Finishing their food Saya took the tray off to the bed and put it on the desk by the keyboard and mugs, climbing back on the bed she sat there and look at Kamryn somewhat spread out on her back with her eyes closed and her arms spread out. Last night for the two of them was extremely slow but when they came together it was as if they never left each other's side at any point even for five years.

"Kamryn?"

"Hmm?"

"I found news about the mole within the FBI, they are heavily ingrained into the Black Ops sector. There is someone called the Liaison, it's a member of Mr. Reddington's black list that he gave to me before he left. There isn't much known other than that Mr. Reddington has him marked but has never met with the person just met the person that is his go between."

"So there was a massive snake within the pit and yet it was so well hidden that not even the snakes took notice." She turned her head and watched Saya slide slowly onto the bed and lay down on her side curling up against Kamryn. A soft sigh emanated from Kamryn as she wrapped an arm around Saya.

"Give it a few days, let Reddington finish his work State side before I go and do some of my own hunting. I have to figure out who this Hellhound is and see why they want me dead so badly. I should also attend Alastair's funeral too." Leaning up to look Kamryn in the eyes, Saya saw that there no way to persuade Kamryn to let her go with her.

"I need you to stay here, please. I can't run any risk, if the Hellhound is after me, they see you…" Fear shone in Kamryn's eyes before Saya nodded and ducked her head into the crook of Kamryn's neck. The grip around her body was tight but not painfully so.

"I'll come back, I promise and I'll make sure to burn down every single one of these bastards. They will not get away with killing Alistair, nor will they get away with attacking which I protect. I am not called the Dire Wolf for no reason." Saya smiled into her neck before closing her eyes and slowing her breathing to go to sleep.

-United States-

Red was sitting in his car with Dembe in the driver's seat and staring out of the rear passenger side window, watching the woman that was working at food van emptying her garbage out. Looking at the papers in front of him he nodded to himself and looked to Dembe.

"Doing this will not change the past Raymond."

"No it will not, but it will bring closure. The Dire Wolf cannot be everywhere at once and Berlin is my problem." Getting out of the car Red headed to the seat set up for the street food vendor and passed it to get to the truck. He stood in line patiently and when it was turn he ordered a coffee putting the newspaper he had in hand under his armpit.

The woman saw him and smiled saying the coffee was on the house and to join her, he made up some excuse before he 'caved' and joined her at the back of the truck after closing up. The two sat and talked before Red in a roundabout way showed the picture he had taken from the Stew Maker and the woman's eyes met Red's in fear.

"I…"

"Your father Berlin… I've been looking for a way to counter him and get him off of my back. He told me you were killed and bit by bit sent to him. He's looking to kill me because of that, so here is where I need you to do something for me." The woman looked down to the picture in hand and softly told Red about the past and the person that was Berlin. Red learned that Zoe was an alias and that she was taken away from her father and hidden in plain sight being allowed to live a normal life.

Red bowed his head and apologized to Zoe and asked her to meet with her father so that the two factions could at least stop attacking one another. After calling Berlin and the show down and the reintroduction of father and daughter Red, received a call that the FBI had found out about his presence in the country, leaving with Berlin's daughter after she didn't want anything to do with him Dembe drove off out of the state just as the state was put on lock down and his jet was to meet him elsewhere.

How the Fed's found him or even heard he was in town was disconcerting, looking to Dembe, Red knew it wouldn't be the man as he had rescued him and Dembe was too close to him personally. That left the shadow from the Japanese, but the question remained if he was a snake, then how was he blackmailed or was the entirety of the clan implicated and the Dire Wolf made a fool of?

The question burned in his mind as they drove through a couple of small towns. When they stopped Red had finished making a few phone calls without the Japanese man around and got Zoe a new name, life and set her up with some money to get away from her father and start all over again. Zoe had left and taken a cab into the city of Atlanta while Red eyed the clan member as he made a phone call too with his back to Red. Something wasn't right and Red looked to Dembe and they got into the car and peeled off out of their only to have gun shots hit the back window and the trunk of the car.

"We have a problem and so does Kamryn."