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Listening to the story presented, Shun felt it was plausible enough. But something still didn't sit right with him. He thought on it and now tried to think if there was anyone he should know that was tied to the military, whether it be past or present.

Then it hit him. The cadet's eyes widened momentarily before narrowing again.

No.. it can't be.. he thought to himself. The person that had come to mind was no other than the most wanted woman in the Empire. The woman before him looked somewhat like her, but if she really was the infamous Nick, a hell lot had changed.

He couldn't be certain right now, but just the prospect of it being true made the situation considerably more dangerous for himself. Still, he couldn't go jumping on conclusions yet.

"True... but I'm getting the feeling you aren't just a civilian," he replied, "Civilians tend to not carry a whole armory's worth of weapons on them for one."

"No, which is why I say they tend to not do so," he grumbled.

Over all, Shun wasn't entirely certain what he should do here. He still tried to asset who she was exactly, but as things went on his suspicions grew. But even if he was right, he wasn't sure just how much he'd be able to do. He had heard the stories of what Nick had done, and right now she most certainly out gunned him. If he made a move against her and messed up, he'd be as good as dead.

If he did end up surviving, this whole ordeal was going to be a pain to report later on.

"That is true..But I think it would have been easier to just request info or anything that once belonged to your ancestors from the army itself" he started, "Unless you have a reason to avoid any army personnel in the first place..."

Nothing she said seemed to quite blare out anything out of place. But then again, Nick probably would have been caught long ago if she didn't know how to be careful with her words. This was rather unfortunate for him, seeing how he couldn't just go after someone on the whim that they might be a highly dangerous and wanted fugitive.

Her body language was also rather calm and relatively relaxed, which didn't help him out much.

Maybe Urania had a point about attracting bad luck he thought bitterly.

"Maybe there's nothing left in here to be found in the first place. If they sent me here, the place couldn't be that much forgotten," he said while shifting a little. Keeping on high alert with his gun trained on the woman was getting wearisome, but he felt that he couldn't relax just yet.

"Depending how long ago you sent the request, they may have found something by now. I could take you back to the base... dealing with them face-to-face may also encourage them to hurry up. Either that or I can go ahead and contact them now," Shun explained, pausing momentarily, wondering if he should go ahead and ask for a name. He decided against it for now, seeing how she could already be lying about everything she had said. A lie about her name probably wouldn't be much to add to the list. But there had to be something to trigger some reaction that'd be out of place for someone that was 'just a civilian'.

"I don't blame you," he mumbled under his breath at the mention of disliking a lot of people in a small area. And he supposed with someone with an appearance that she had, that would mean a great deal of eyes staring at her... regardless of who she was.

The woman did have a point. If she was just a civilian, the other soldiers would likely see it as a waste of time. Damn he hated this little guessing game he was having to go through. Sooner or later he'd probably have to just pick one of the two possibilities and run with it. At least if things kept up as they were going now. For now, he was just going to play along. If things went down, she'd have a hard time menuvering in the narrow halls, which hopefully would play to his advantage.

"Perhaps I can. I guess that'd be a part of my investigation in any case," he answered gruffly before finally giving in on the name conundrum. If he was going to be following her, he probably should have something to call her by anyway, "And what is your name anyway? Perhaps I've heard of... your family"

Bent-Tail, all the while had just been listening to the two go back and forth. The rodent's suspicion hadn't quite dropped yet but he was starting to think that maybe the lady just looked funny and nothing more.

Shun thought over everything she said while she introduced herself. Now that he thought of it, there was something odd about the last thing she had said. Something he had overlooked when he first heard it, but the way she mentioned the other soldiers seemed rather definitive rather than questioning him if they would become angry.

It only pushed at his suspicions more.

"Very well Leyenda. Cadet Blade Faryn... at your service I suppose," he replied cooly. If she gave a fake name, he may as well do the same. And while he's at it, why not give her the name of an enemy in case she escapes and ever tries to track him down?

Slowly, he lowered his gun and stepped out of the doorway to let her through. He wasn't going to make any moves... not yet. Shun figured he may as well try and find out what she's doing here in the off chance she might reveal her true intentions at this place.

"Not a problem," he muttered before turning to follow her. Once in the hallway, Shun found himself glaring at the back of the woman's head. He knew the stories of Nick's betrayal fairly well; at least as much as anyone else within the military. All in all, he despised traitors, so he'd be glad if he could actually do something about this one.

Once in the hallway, he remembered something that'd probably end up helping them both navigate the area. So he tapped 'Leyenda' on the left shoulder lightly.

"Take the flashlight. It won't do me much good if all I do is shine it on your backside," he said somewhat flatly while holding out the object for her. Perhaps that mechanical eye of hers allowed her to see in the dark, but that wouldn't do him any good for the most part.

Once the flashlight had been handed over, Shun stared as the light flickered in her hand. That was odd, the flashlight was fairly new so it shouldn't be going out anytime soon. He then glanced behind briefly to look at the organoid that had been brought up. Bent-Tail quickly looked up as well, before tilting his head at the human, which brought a faint smile briefly to him.

"If I am, I'm sure there are those who'd disagree without any hesitation," he replied flatly, thinking of the Ice Princess he had encountered a few days before. He wouldn't be surprised if she thought she was the most special person around.

"I'm not sure what made Dr. Fox give him to me but I won't complain either," he added with a shrug. And that was completely true. Seeing how he had relatively low tolerance of people in general, and the fact that he has several issues with trust, the cadet didn't make many friends. The rat organoid proved to be quite a good companion over all.

Shaking his head, he brought his thoughts back to the issue at hand. He was fairly certain of his suspicions, but it wouldn't hurt to try and think it over more to be sure.

Quite frankly, her words surprised Shun. And for a little while, he didn't know what to say in response really. Perhaps she was just saying it just to say it, but he wasn't sure.

"Thanks... I think.." he finally replied. His tone had a hint of confusion in it, rather than the usual sense of irritation or grumpiness.

Seeing 'Leyenda' look up, the soldier did the same, only to see the same thing. He quickly looked behind to double-check if the lines had always been there, but apparently they just started showing up. It was a bit odd to him as well, but he wasn't sure if there was anything really significant about it at this point.

"That's kinda weird.." he commented; his normal tone returning now.

Behind, Bent-Tail was acting a little sluggish, though it wasn't very noticable for the time being. The little rat didn't know why he felt this way, but he did his best to keep up with the humans in any case.