Maybe she's being too sentimental. Grand Mesa had been a source of conflict for ages, even in peacetime. It wasn't as if one rifle was going to change the course of -- anything. Arguably, it was better off away from the once-base of one of the more arguably powerful God Programs. But that wasn't really the point, was it?

"Maybe if you explain why, I'll be less cross," Lena quips back, arms folded. It was very unlikely, really. People didn't just steal weapon stockpiles and things related to them if they weren't planning something. Maybe she's gotten a bit cynical over the years, but with all the hullabaloo surrounding the rising crisis in Russia--well.

This guy doesn't exactly look or act like a freedom fighter.

"Don't count on it."