It was pretty clear to him that she didn't want to talk about Ric. Which was unfortunate, because Ric was pretty tight lipped about certain things, and Lex was one of them. "That way if anything attacks, you can use him as a shield. And his armor is shiny enough you could get a nice tan by laying down in front of it." He snickered at the mental image.
Their target was hovering in front of an alley and Drake sighed. Did they have to make it so obvious? Not that he was a master criminal mind, but sheesh. He stayed close to Lex as she watched their guy, ready to dart off after her if she took off after him.
"I'm from Ordalia," he told her. "Port town, pretty small. More a stopover for supplies, really." And blessedly cool because of the ocean breeze despite being bordered by desert. Which he hated. Just thinking of training in the desert made him want to sweat. "How about you? Ever been?"