As the ducks trekked through the sewers, it was very quiet. Other than someone complaining about the smell. After a long walk, every one of the ducks, civilian and soldier alike, stopped to rest for the night. Canard was scanning the whole area for a certain dolly, it was now or never. Then he found Danielle helping a crippled soldier sit down so she could rest. "Try to get some sleep."

Danielle turned away then saw Canard, in front of her. She was worried. Was he gonna shout at her for not being there right away? She shouldn't be surprised… She knew she deserved it.

"Come with me."

"H-huh?"

"We need to talk."

Danielle followed Canard through the crowd of ducks. Stopping a couple of times when someone asked for help. She remembered what Canard said to her when she first arrived at the base. 'When ducks don't do their jobs, others loose their lives.' Now Danielle felt very, very foolish and especially guilty. Whatever punishment Canard had in mind for her, she deserved it, ten-fold.

At last, they reached a more private part of the sewers, not far away from the group, but just out of hearing range. The cream colored female looked up nervously at the tan colored male. He had an impatient look on his face, and his arms were crossed over his chest. Danielle knew what she did was wrong and was already blaming herself. "I...I know what you're gonna say... Captain. I should've known better. W-what I did was unacceptable, irresponsible, a-and..." Danielle was cut off when the drake raised his hand.

"At ease, Angelwing."

Canard sighed, a hand absently running through the feathers on his head. "If you are going to be a part of this Resistance, then you need to stick with it, hell or high water. Ducks are counting on you and what you do."

Danielle looked down. "I know, I'm so-"

"And I know that you aren't military," Canard interrupted her, his arms moving about as he talked, "but that doesn't mean you can disregard my commands, either."

"Captain-"

"But," the drake interrupted again, letting out a huge breath. The dolly looked up at him, shyly."Things ... were said, that shouldn't have been." He paused in his actions, letting his arms drop to his side. "I shouldn't have said what I had about your brother, or brought your family into the fight. It was wrong of me. I ... I'm sorry about that."

Danielle blinked. Was she hearing right? Did he just apologize and admit he did wrong? That doesn't sound like him. The female placed her hand to his forehead, much to his confusion. Then, Danielle put her other hand on her forehead.

"Hmm, you don't seem to have a fever…"

Canard blinked, and then asked, "What makes you think that?"

"Because you're apologizing," Danielle answered, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"Hey!" Canard called out, but with no real heat in his voice. She smirked at him, which made him smirk medic shrugged shyly, brushing some of her hair away from her face. "I should apologize, too."

Canard frowned. "Whatever you said, I know it was out of anger, Danielle. You don't need to-"

"It's not just that," she interrupted, looking at him. He paused and she continued. "I need to apologize about tonight."

Danielle took a deep breath and swallowed her fear. "T-the truth is,I...I was coming to find you, and apologize for my part of the fight. But then I heard you say that...' Danielle's eyes were brimming with tears and her heart ached, but she kept going. 'that I... w-wasn't your friend." Canard's eyes, for half a second, widened in shock. She heard that? "I-I swear, I wasn't eavesdropping. Well, it's just...uh...I hoped you didn't mean that, b-but if you did..."

She was cut off when the drake put one hand on her shoulder. Giving her a tender yet sad look.

"No...I didn't."

"...Captain?"

The tan drake let out a long sigh, his eyes shutting as he rubbed them. "I'm sorry you heard that."

"Really, I-"

"No, it wasn't true, it's not true," Canard cut in, looking back down at her. "Greybeak, the McMallards, Wally-they," he let out a breathy laugh, "sometimes they just don't know when to quit."

Danielle, watching him curiously, tilted her head. "But what-"

"I was just trying to get them off my back," he added quickly. "But I was lying. You are my friend, Danielle, and I ... I care about you." He ran his hand through his feathers on the top of his head unsteadily, feeling almost shy himself from saying it out loud. He stopped, however, when something clicked. "Wait. Was that why you-?"

"Yes. ...Captain, I'm sorry I left. I guess I just thought, after getting slapped like that, you didn't want anything to do with me. I know it's idiotic, quitting over something like that. I mean, what I did was very stupid..."

"To be fair, I... didn't listen to you about my... injury. So, we both said and did stupid things Danielle."

"Then, I guess ... we're both sorry," Danielle offered, giving Canard a small smile.

To her surprise, he smiled back. "I guess so."

They looked at each other for a moment too long, before Danielle shyly glanced down and nodded towards the group. "I should make sure everyone is tended for, before resting."

Canard nodded, quickly sidestepping to allow her a path back to them. "Right," he agreed, letting her walk forward before following. "We'll reach the North Base tomorrow afternoon, so just do what's absolutely necessary for tonight."

"Yes, Sir."

His neutral voice was back in full swing, but Danielle didn't mind. She had heard the sincerity in his apology, and the care in his eyes, and it made her smile without even realizing it. As she went to fulfill her task, the dolly felt relieved. Canard turned out to be understanding in this, not that she was ready to make another mistake. But one comforting fact was, she and Canard are back on good terms, and friends again.