[The silence that hangs in the air is heavy in a way that Link can't remember ever experiencing before between himself and the other young man. They've had heated arguments, tension... But this is different. There's almost something final about it, like there's a line that they're both close to crossing that neither can come back from.

... He doesn't like lying to Walker. He truly doesn't. Lying is a distinctly un-Catholic thing to do in the first place and he doesn't fancy himself to be a dishonest man, but at the same time his life has never been so simple. As much as he tries to pretend otherwise things aren't always so black and white and he's had to tell many lies.

But they were all necessary.

Yes. And it was necessary not to tell Allen the whole truth. With the Fourteenth's status unknown he can simply continue to monitor him while finding an escape or answers and nothing beyond that needed to come to light.

It's easy and almost comforting to slip back into "work mode" and focus on something that feels more stable- more black and white- and Link clings to it almost desperately. He slips back into his mask of professionalism, posture straightening as he surveys what he can see of the immediate area.]

I agree. If we were trapped there could be others, so we should keep moving and focus on large clusters like this where people could take shelter.