"i swear I heard music." said sputnik. "im telling you there was no music" "there was!" "And i hear rambling through the bushes" "probably some animal" "keep your voice down too your being loud" "sorry" "lets hurry up so we can go home" [i]you heard it didn't you[/i] a thought rose from his head [i]and you can smell that fire cant you?[/i] He shook his head and continued forward.

Suddenly, a dog came out of nowhere, grabbed Sputnik, and ran off deeper into the woods.

"hey!" "come back here'" he started to chase the dog

He ran until he saw a Titan decloak about 5 feet in front of him with a Vex-looking weapon. "State your name and business or I'll pull the pin," he said, gesturing to the slobbery ghost. "Wait," he plucked Sputnik out of his dog's mouth. "This is your ghost? I am so sorry." He extended his hand. "My name's Ajax Lockheed Callahann, but most people just call me Ax." As a bolt of lightning yielded to an ear piercing thunderclap, Ax decided it was high time to head back to camp. "I'm going back to my FOB, care to join me?"

"gross" Sputnik said quietly. He reached out his hand and said, "sure, and uh my name is The Loner but you can call me whatever" [i]can we trust him?[/i]

The two went to Ax's camp, which consisted of a wooden pavilion with a campfire and safe for his weapons. While the Loner was settling down, Ax cooked a delicious looking meal. He picked it up with a steak fork and put it on three different plates: one for Ax, one for Loner and one for Dew, Ax's husky. "Alright, Lobster brisket, cooked with local wildflower honey and glazed with a tart-and-spicy chicory rub." Ax sure had a way of making things sound good. After debating in his head whether to try it or not, Loner took a bite. It was the best meal he had eaten since his mother's cooking. "When your mother's abusive and your father's never home, you learn things for yourself," Ax explained. "I picked up this dish on the road, and perfected it. I went through 68 goddang recipes! But, in the end, I finally found the best one. Do you like it?"

[i]this is good[/i] As The loner took each bite the food seemed to taste better and better. He couldn't remember the last time he cooked let alone tasted something this good. "Oh yes, i like it." After a few minutes of eating The loner heard a voice over his helmets mic, "sir?" "sir you there?" He quickly grabbed it and ran into the tree's. "i'll be right back!" he went until he was about 50 feet from the camp. "yeah, I'm here; report" "we have minimal casualties; many devils dead some prisoners" "ask if they want to join, kill the ones that don't" He returned to the camp and sat down, "sorry about that" he chuckled.

"House of Devils, eh? They still owe me 2,000 glimmer and a new sparrow." Ax picked up his gun and walked over to Loner. "Let's go, my friend. By the way, do you have a name other than the Loner? It seems sorta sad that you're alone. So... Do ya?"