Kintsugi

[Nox]

Nox smiled. "Thanks. Might take you up on that offer. And seriously thank you, and if I can help just let me know." He said as he drifted out to the street and around the corner. He expected Ezekiel might wonder why he didn't go back inside. But then again he probably knew the place better. There was a tunnel entrance close by and Nox wasn't going to crawl through openings if he didn't have to. He'd find the girls.

It wasn't hard, he knew where they'd go. They probably had several stashes and probably were hiding their new found treasures. The down trodden always thought the other shoe was going to drop. Nox would be happy to disappoint them.

The cameras spotted the flight of Makenzie fleeing down the tunnel towards their little camp site in tent city. He'd been right. And he walked, didn't rush but wasn't slow either. Not that he worried for Raffe with the girls, he didn't want to lose them to the vastness that was the tunnels. Even with his maps and cameras it was still a daunting place to be.

Nox found the Makenzie hiding in the makeshift stone structure he'd built for them in tent city. Morgan was chattering at Raffe and showing her all the pretty rocks she collected. "And this one was made with fire. I don't expect it's a rock at all. Probably just melted stuff, but it's pretty don't ya think?" She held it out for Raffe to see. She looked past her new found friend and saw me. "See Kenz. I told you he'd find us."

Makenzie shouted. "Why can't you just go away?"

Nox chuckled. "Because you are like ten and I feel responsible for you. And you remind me of me and my sister. The four of us need a family. And there is no reason we can't make one together. Look out for each other, take care of each other. All the things blood is supposed to do but doesn't always get that chance or doesn't want to. We get to make our own family. People we can trust."

Makenzie growled. "You killed my parents!"

"There are a great many things in my life I regret." Nox looked at Raffe and hoped he knew the words were also meant for him. "I'd take them back if I could, but I can't. I can only try to do better than I did the moment before." Nox sat down not far from there little gathering and put his hands in his lap . "I could have done things differently then. I can only learn from my mistakes. I'm sorry. For whatever that is worth."

Makenzie glared at him through the opening in the stone structure. Morgan tried to ignore us. She was torn, Nox could see it in her eyes. Morgan kept handing Raffe stones while Makenzie made up her mind.

[[ooc: Their in the church is small, Raffe would have to crouch but not uncomfortably so and Morgan would have been chatting and telling Raffe stories on their walk to tent city]]