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Waiting patiently for the striker to return with some sort of report, Shun thought on what would happen if they were able to get out. Quite frankly he wasn't sure. Nick was highly wanted for killing all those men and running off with something that had belonged to the Empire. At least that's what he knew of the situation. He didn't care about the fame or fortune that would come if he managed to bring her in, so that wouldn't be his drive...

Nick, from what he was able to tell here, was cunning he acknowledged her level of skill. Even if he hadn't actually seen her operate a zoid or any weaponry aside from that arm of hers, he was able to know from the stories he had heard and just from seeing how she carried herself here. He wouldn't exactly trust his backside to her once they were free but in a situation like this, he felt he could.

Nothing really screamed out 'I'm a traitor!' to him. Of course, not everything is really that clear cut.

"You used to be one of the top soldiers in the Empire," he said lowly, "What the hell happened that day that turned everything around?"

For the most part, he wasn't expecting much of an answer. But he was curious. People didn't just betray others for no reason.

Though he wasn't sure what to expect as far as an answer went, the cadet certainly wasn't expecting that. For one thing, in the stories he had heard before, there was nothing about an organoid in any of them. But.. if it was an organoid, he could see why it might cause a fuss. As of now it hadn't quite occurred to him that the organoid in question could very well be an ancient one at that.

Shun's eyes widened slightly as she continued on, only glancing once to the side as Zutnic returned with what information he had. During all of it, he was dead silent, taking in the story and digesting it. It was very different from the version he had always heard.

Of course, there was a good possibility that the story given to him just now was a lie; an attempt to turn him against the Empire or something like that. Nick had proved to be quite the actor earlier on after all. But he wasn't even sure of that. In the Imperial version, there just didn't seem to be much of a motive. Granted, now with the knowledge that the 'Imperial Property' was an organoid, he supposed that could be it..

On the other hand, what Nick told him seemed very plausible. People in general were very untrustworthy and the idea of power and wealth could twist their hearts fairly easily.

"Where is this organoid now?" he finally asked after some time. Shun had a rather stern expression on his face now, though there were no hints of doubt in the question. It just struck him odd that there was no organoid in sight here... aside from his own, when one had apparently carried Nick away that day.

Bent-Tail sat by his pilot's side, looking between the two humans as they spoke. When Zutnic had returned, he looked over at him to try and listen in on what was being said.

Shun stared at Nick, taking note of the concern in her features. Another part of an act? He wasn't sure...

Shaking his head to himself, he mulled it over some more but he didn't really come to any conclusions from it. Perhaps he could try and see what he can dig up from the Empire if they get out...

Once the striker finished its report, he returned his gaze to Nick as she translated. It certainly seemed promising, but he wasn't going to hope too much. This temple had already given them some surprises, so there was always room for more he supposed.

"We'll just have to find out," he muttered, seeming a little distracted with his thoughts.

At the mention of a possibility of getting out, Bent-Tail perked up. He would very much like to get out of here quickly if possible.

Not really wasting more time, the cadet went on towards the room, pausing for a moment to peek inside. When it seemed to be clear, he glanced over his shoulder to see if the rest of the little party was coming along as well.

Hearing Nick's words, Shun paused. After the short span of silence, he glanced behind and replied with narrowed eyes.

"I have no intention of trying."

Even if he did, he knew there was a fairly decent chance that she'd end up crushing his skull in just as she had done with the one striker earlier on.

Once in the other room, the cadet looked around, taking in his surroundings. The room was quite massive indeed, and the statue thing in there was... rather odd. The beam of light lingered on it as he studied it, trying to figure out what it was. It was a rather intimidating looking creature, which made him wonder just what sort of people the zoidians were to worship something like this.

Bent-Tail stared at the figure for awhile, then decided to dig around the boxes some. Something about the statue made him uneasy so he wanted to busy himself with something else. That aside, he wanted to know what was in some of these boxes anyway.

"What or who exactly is he?" asked the cadet. Though he had somewhat heard of the Jury, he never really heard anything of what it looked like, so he had know idea what the statue was really.

Turning away from the statue now, he looked around to see where Bent-Tail had gone. The organoid was some distance away, staring into one of the boxes. Wanting to see what it was he had found, Shun made his way over, finding ancient skeletons within. He had to wonder if they had anything to do with the rituals Nick had mentioned. If that was the case, considering their positioning, it likely wasn't a very pleasant one.

He also had to wonder if the military really knew about this area of the temple before hand. For now, the soldier thought it probably wasn't the case, considering all of the now-not-dormant strikers they had stumbled upon. Speaking of the military... he was going to need to think of what he was going to be reporting exactly sometime later..

"Come on Bent-Tail, we better get moving before these ghosts decide to haunt us," he grumbled, not that he really thought that would happen.

Turning towards Nick, Shun's eyes soon narrowed as he spotted where her hand was placed. At the sight of that, he thought she was getting ready to whip it out to attack him if need be, causing him to be more wary of her at the moment.

"I was thinking to basically say it was nothing more than a treasure hunter looking to strike some fortune in the ruins. I'll either say they died from one of the traps or had just gone on their way after wards," he replied, "Unless you have something else to suggest?"

Bent-Tail looked over towards Zutnic, noticing him act fairly excited or something. Tilting his head, he went over by him to see if he could see why that was. Eventually, he picked up on the faint humming as well, but didn't think much of it for the most part.

Shun's eyes widened slightly at the dagger. It was very ornate, and while it didn't seem to have much wear, it appeared it could be a very capable weapon if someone decided to use it.

He didn't care so much about the part where he'd gain recognition for this really. And for awhile, he remained silent as he went over all the details of everything. Nick could be doing this just to finally get away from the Imperial army, but something told him that wasn't entirely the case.

She did prove to be quite the respectable person, if not rough around the edges. But then again, he, himself, was far from being clean. Not to mention, if it weren't for her earlier on, he'd probably had been crushed under the stone walls that came crashing down.

"Very well," he replied quietly, though he wasn't quite certain why she seemed to want to help, "What exactly will you be doing without us on your backs any more?"

"Oi, wotcha so excited 'bout?" squeaked the organoid, as he was trying to see what got Zutnic in all a fuss.