Ivann knew better than to leave Alice and Alex alone in a place like this. This room could get taken in a matter of minutes based on the mob and how hard they decided they wanted to hit. But Ivann also knew he owed a debt to the fiery comet on the floor above. He felt torn, stretched too thin and being pulled to his very limits. He let out a sigh, a very deep, exhausted sigh and looked down at Mercer's unconscious body. He could tell by the recoils and the sneers he received that Alex did not like and refused to be touched or helped for that matter.

You think this man's ego would be knocked down a couple pegs after an ass kicking like this..

"Is that Alex?" He heard a soft voice ask from across the room causing him to turn. Alice was awake and her head was barely lifted above the pillow, her dark hair messy and face leaking concern. "Is he okay?" She croaked out.
"Go back to sleep, Alice. He's going to be just fine." Ivann lied smoothly, trying to be reassuring. Inside he panicked briefly, that's all he needed was Alice to smell out his lie and freak out. Her knitted brows relaxed and she laid her head back down on the pillow. After a moment a quiet snore drifted to his ears and Ivann let out a breath he had been holding in. Truth was, he had no idea what kind of condition Zeus was in but he didn't seem at all good by the looks of it.

He swore off eating people, huh? That would explain a lot.. First why these girls are with him and secondly why he's not regenning

Ivann decided to leave him on the floor, no point in disturbing the virus and getting beheaded. Instead Ivann focused on the decision to go for the ginger or not. Her final command was to protect Alice and by leaving her here with a broken Mercer was by no means any definition of protecting Alice. Not to mention he'd have to close the door behind him and he didn't exactly have a key to get back in to two unconscious individuals. He was left with a serious dilemma. Deciding with his gut he walked to Alice and gently shook her.

"Alice.." He said softly and watched her eyes flutter back awake. "I need your help."

After a moment or two to fully allow her to wake up, Ivann felt a pang of guilt stab him as Alice struggled to sit up. She was messed up but he could see she was a fighter, a survivor.

"Take this gun." Ivann said and gave her his only weapon. "You shoot anything that comes through that door that isn't me or Lisa. Open the door when I knock. It will be 3 quick knocks. Like this." And he demonstrated on the night stand. Alice nodded and held the gun in her hand.
"It doesn't feel right.. Taking your gun." Alice said quietly, peering up at him, black starting to rim her left eye.
"You're going to take it so in a way, I can be here to protect you and your red head doesn't put my head on a spike." Ivann said, giving a small chuckle and reassuring smile. "Do not, for any reason leave this room or open this door unless I knock like before." Ivann said right before he left this room. "No matter what you hear outside."

And he was gone, out in the hallway with the door shut behind him. The lights were still flickering and Ivann moved quickly, taking the stairs. His legs and mind were screaming in pain but he ignored it and made it back to the penthouse above.

"Lisa..Inventory:" Ivann said quietly, cautiously. Last thing he needed was this girl shooting his balls off in this flickering darkness thinking he was some infected.