Time was running out. She could feel her family's fear. They too were being threatened by the Watchers. There was no way she could help them, their only salvation came in the form of Boris. Her eyes pleaded with him to do as she had asked. In his panicked state he didn't seem able to speak. To know his thoughts would not be enough, the Watchers needed him to speak the words. They needed to hear him swear to keep what he had seen a secret. He seemed so close, the words on the tip of his tongue but as he struggled to utter them it seemed as if he were choking upon them.

Boris faltered as he began to see shapes move from the walls, "I..."

"Swear it!" Robyn yelled again.

"I swear! I swear! I swear!" Boris exploded as one of the shapes drew near him.

A blinding white flash of light filled the room, throwing Boris and Robbie to the floor. In his plunge to the floor Robbie was sure he'd lost his grip on Robyn. Despite the pain in his head he forced himself to open his eyes, sparkles of different colours clouding his vision. Lifting himself up onto his hands and knees he crawled around the floor, reaching out for Robyn but feeling his fingers brushing against something made of leather. It moaned and shifted slightly under his touch. Closing then reopening his eyes he saw Boris awkwardly turning himself onto his back, rubbing his eyes. As Boris moaned again Robbie shushed him, they couldn't draw attention to themselves. He didn't relish the possibility that he'd have to explain what had happened to them both should anyone come to investigate the strange noises coming from inside.

Robyn bolted awake, almost causing Nine to drop her with her sudden movement. For a second her eyes seemed wild until they were able to focus on where she was. She resisted his hold on her and he was forced to let her go, allowing her to find her feet before he released her entirely. There was something in her body language when the platform began to lower that struck him as odd. As it rose he could see a haggard looking Boris stood upon it, his eyes seemed to find Robyn instantly.

"You're awake." He stated plainly, "Robbie was worried, hence the note. Despite Kit's objections over me speaking with you so soon after waking up I'd like to continue if possible."

She'd trusted him to keep his word. So far he had done so. He'd experienced the consequences of not doing so and it was burned onto his memory. In time it was a memory that would fade just as his memory of what he'd seen would do. He'd be left with a different occurrence in place of it.

She would remember.

Playing along with Boris' requirement, Robyn nodded. "You can but I don't know what else I can tell you."

"What about why Morgan was seeing the priest. Do you know that?"

"He wants absolution."

At hearing Robyn's final word Kit laughed a laugh devoid of humour. "I've never heard anything so ridiculous in my whole life! I can't say I know a lot about this religious stuff but I'm pretty sure you don't get absolution by cutting someone's head off, especially not the priest's that's meant to be trying to do the absolving."

"He seemed serious about what he wanted to do. Whatever happened I don't think he went out of his way to kill the priest." Robyn countered.

"I don't believe I'm hearing this! You're still defending him?! Because of you he's running around out there and now someone else has died. How many more people are going to die as a direct result of your actions? How many Robyn?"

Robyn's eyes were fixed on the wall, her jaw set. As he'd spoken Kit's tone had become more and more aggressive. He'd stood, finger pointing at her. His anger burned her but she wasn't going to satisfy him by responding in kind. This was neither the time nor the place for another argument. Not here, not in front of her family. As she made to move away, towards the platform where she could leave the airship, Kit proved he wasn't ready to let things drop just yet.

"You can't give me an answer can you? Either that or you won't. Just whose side are you on anyway?"

It was such a stupid question she almost laughed at it. Snorting sharply she fixed him with a look before he disappeared from view, the platform lowering obscuring her view of him. She looked up briefly to see Boris shimmy himself onto the pole of the platform and lower himself onto it. He placed a hand on her shoulder before grabbing hold of the ladder and climbing down it. Casting her eyes upwards once more before she too descended the ladder she could see the outline of her grandfather looking down at her.

As Boris reached the ground Orucov was waiting for him. In the man's face he could see uncertainty, anxiety. There had been a development.

"They've found something in the church that you need to see." Orucov said before turning his eyes to Robyn then back to Boris, "Robyn should see it too."

Boris pushed for information, "What is it?"

"Belikov, the unit leader, insisted you need to see it personally to understand. It's really hard to explain unless you see it."

"I guess I wanted to take the head back anyway. How do I get to the church from here?"

"I can load the address for the church into your Rover, it won't take long."

Boris nodded before turning to Robyn, "Fancy a drive?"

"I guess so. Let me go and see daddy first."

"Ok, I'll go and get our friend and meet you back here in ten minutes."

Not needing any further invitation, Robyn headed straight for her house while Boris returned to the base to retrieve his other passenger on the trip to Greentown. Orucov took Boris' keys and started up his Land Rover, inputting the address for the church into its on board navigation system.

The moment Robyn crossed the threshold to her house she flung her arms around Robbie. He held her tightly, relieved to see that she was ok. She had played a dangerous card, she knew that. In that split second decision she had put too many lives at risk.

'How many more people are going to die as a direct result of your actions?'

She closed her eyes tightly against the question. She tried to convince herself that Kit had been unfair but there had been a truth beneath his words that he would never realise the real depth of. Robbie seemed to detect her tenseness and released her, leaning back so he could look at her. She gazed back at him with tear tinged eyes.

"Hey kiddo, what's wrong?" He soothed, tucking her hair back behind her ears.

"Me and Kit had another argument."

Robbie's face fell and he tightened his hold on her again, "You'll be ok. You two will get past this. You're strong; you've come through so much. Things will get better."

"Maybe I'd believe that if you believed it too." Robyn said into his shoulder, her tears threatening to fall.

Shaking his head as he nuzzled hers, Robbie let out a heavy sigh. Though things with Kit and Robyn had looked like they'd started to improve, their cease fire seemed to be merely a temporary one. He wanted more than anything to see their relationship survive but he couldn't sway his thoughts from the inevitable.

Loosening her hold on Robbie, Robyn forced herself to smile. "At least I'll always have my daddy."

"You will sweetheart." Robbie smiled as he kissed Robyn's forehead. "How about we have some cake? Cheer you up?"

"I'd love to but I have to leave. They've found something where they found the priest that they think I should see. Boris is taking me. We'll be gone a while, it'll be late by the time we get home and I guess it's probably best if I stay in the airship tonight."

He didn't like it but there was nothing he could do to change her mind, "Just be careful."

With a nod and a smile she turned and walked out of the front door.