"We've got a base up north." He answers softly, adjusting his grip on the infant to pull himself to his feet. At least with the absence of wounds on his own legs, it was a little easier to get up and down than it had been. Maybe that meant he could fight for a little longer as well.

--not until both the baby and Mercury were safely hidden, though.

"If I explain the situation, I don't think Seph'll mind." The former-SOLDIER smiles fondly, nudging his head in the direction of their hideout. "There's not many of us sane people left, to be honest. I don't think they even remember how to be discreet."