Lex embarked from his mech, the two friends still safely inside.

I imaging you know a place to keep this, out of the way for now? Ciaran led them to a small cave. After dawning his polymer to look like a perfectly normal human, he set the mech to auto pilot. "It'll stay here for now, it can come when called, anywhere within twenty miles from here. But if it's called within the city walls, know that the situation has already become desperate, and if it gets to that point we may not all make it out of there, so hope it doesn't get to that.

Everyone gave Lex a grave look, and a slow nod. Lex turned to Shinu

"When we get to the gates, how many of us can you hide from view?"

"Ciaran do you have any other ideas?"