The two guardians continued their journey, slowly following the pulsing light of Rai's Ghost. The further and further they walked, the thicker the air grew with tension. It was almost palpable, like walking through mud. By now, the sun was high in the sky, it's brilliant rays reflecting beautifully off the glass surfaces of the skyscrapers on either side of the road. Shadows of overhanging decorative dragons and lanterns were cast onto the ground, creating intricate patterns. This was likely a marketplace or something along those lines back in the Golden Age. If you paid close enough attention to the surroundings, one might be able to hear the hustle and bustle of shoppers long gone. But Rai couldn't pay attention. She was distracted with the matter at hand. Rai obviously made a mistake with Natylee, just entertaining the idea of turning on another Guardian. It wasn't the fact that Natylee now distrusted Rai that bothered her. That was manageable, regaining the trust of a fellow Guardian. What really ate at Rai, what really hurt her was the fact that she almost treated another Guardian as an enemy. It wasn't unheard of to find beings blessed with the powers of a Guardian running around destroying everything that humanity stands for. The legends of Dredgen Yor were known by all, as well as the infamous Red Death, and to a certain extent, the rebellious Sunbreaker legion. Even on the side of Light, man fought amongst themselves. Rai went a step further than this though. She almost betrayed a comrade. A Guardian recognized as a protector of the city, under the authority of Ikora Rey, a mother. People that turned on friends and family were hard to forgive. Rai found it even harder to forgive herself. For the past 5 miles, Rai was silent, never turning around. Now, she couldn't take it. She stopped suddenly and turned around, "I'm sorry." Her lips were tight, eyes slightly widened but drooping at the edges.