"Hey, would this really be okay?" Theo muttered to no one in particular, standing guard beside the two beds they'd decided to push together in a room where no one else was currently allowed to enter.
"Well, we don't exactly have a lot of choices right now..." Noah responded calmly. "I volunteered to go since I wouldn't have the same energy constraints as the other pilots, but I was told it'd be best for Jax and me to stay here as the final line of defense until the others return..."
Yep. He'd been entrusted with such a big role just moments ago, after they'd realized how vulnerable their current crash site was, especially with Jax pointing out how unusual it would be for caverns like these to have formed naturally.
Yet beneath his composed expression, the young mecha pilot was still deeply embarrassed about being labeled as someone capable of holding down the line for so many people.
