As Aiden picked at him about how long he had spent in the shop, Archer snarled, face twisted with rage. "I was being careful, exactly what you should have been doing instead of lurking about like a goddamned serial killer!" Glaring, he took a few steps towards the mouth of the alcove, feeling pain shoot up from his feet into his legs. His toes were still frigid, and moving them was excruciating.
"It was your own fault for being careless," Griffin said coldly. Everything in his voice was disappointment and disdain. "You didn't watch. You should have been looking for police and expecting them to target him." It seemed that Griffin had taken Aiden's side, if only to lecture Archer.
As Aiden peered out into the hotel, Archer ran his hands over his face, trying to calm down. His body was loaded on adrenaline and fueled by both pain and rage. He didn't know if he wanted to collapse or punch something until every bone in his body shattered. Aiden's snide comment made him glare viciously. "I don't know, Aiden," he replied icily. "Do you think that you can avoid looking like a blatant criminal long enough for us to escape?"