He did not have the benefit of either of those things though thankfully, his uniform was dark enough that it helped him to blend into the shadows. Kurt went completely still and scarce seemed to breathe as the patrol walked past their location. They were talking quietly rather than watching their sectors and a part of him was dismayed to see such laxness.

Kurt had pulled his fair share of guard duty and patrol but he had to remind himself that he'd served among Spartans and normal soldiers didn't have even one tenth of their discipline. Still, it grated all the same.

Only after they'd gotten far enough away that he couldn't hear their words or footfalls did he lean down to blindly hold out a hand in an attempt to help Lapis to her feet. "I'm out after curfew much like you and didn't want to get caught." He was making a wild assumption that she was an exotic as well but the fact that she hadn't called out to the guards was telling in its own way.