She blinked, catching her reflection in his eyes. You're lying to me, she thought. She didn't push it; there had to be a reason he would lie to her. She had a feeling she would find out soon enough.

"Well, I always loved a good challenge," she mused, watching the soldiers pass by. She noticed that he had tensed up as they passed; must have meant bad news. "There must be something pretty nasty going around. I mean, a quarantine..." She prayed that Gabe had been called out on business, that he had forgotteo to call her and tell her that he had to leave, that they would get together some other time....

"Anyways. If you need any help, I've got a little medical training." Good old Adventurer's camp; high school had given her a few good things. "Oh, and I'm Claire," she added, realizing that while he had given him her name, she had forgotten to give hers. "Nice to meet you, Tanner."