Awakening (2)

"Dax?"

"Yeah, I see her… Stand down."

"Bu-"

"That was an order."

"... Fine."

As first light hit the 125th central compound in the middle of Kingstead they were greeted by a single figure which stood outside the gate. The elver in question looked like she had been up all night and was visibly tormented by what Dax assumed to be a result of her conflicting beliefs that he had poked a hole in the night before. Dax was very much aware of what he had done was extremely cruel, but ultimately he acted the way he did for the sake of Lilly. If she couldn't come to accept him as an artificial life form the budding feelings he had noticed in her had to be destroyed, or it would tear her apart. For that reason as well as a sense of guilt Dax had Lux and his drones stand down, then he approached Lilly unarmed as it was clear she had something to say.

"..."

"Good morning, you look terrible."