[ Archeologist camp, Walder / September 20, 0078 07:10]

"Stick closer. I cannot cast cloak if you are too far away."

Subaru let Mach Caliber bring her a little closer to Tea walking cautiously ahead. The soft red hair at the back of her head was so close now she could smell its fragrance.

She wanted to touch it.

They made their way through the deserted camp to Dr. Kerax's tent. She packed in a hurry but the large map of the area around the Belkan ruins was hard to miss.

"Copy," Tea pointed one of Cross Mirage's guns at it.

"Copy complete," the Device replied.

"Ground teams, be advised," the Claudia operator voice came without a picture, projected directly through their Barrier Jackets. "The Cradle has stopped its movement and launched the Gadgets."

"Roger that, Claudia," Lt. Pallas' voice came through the heavy jamming static.

"Acknowledged, Claudia, going into cloak and radio silence. C'mon, Subaru, let's get to the professor before they do…"

Tea turned around to tell Subaru to come closer but discovered that she was just a few inches away already.

"Optic Hide," she whispered.

A magical veil covered their bodies, numbing all of their senses but making them invisible and inaudible to an outside observer. Too bad Subaru couldn't see her anymore, either.