That Western skyline seemed entirely wrong without the giant iron ship upon its shores. As Samantha strolled along those docks, her heels clicking against the wooden planks - she couldn't keep her eyes off the horizon. The fae had spent too many evenings upon these docks and upon that boat to not notice its absence. While she may have been clueless as to why it was no longer there, she knew that there could be no good reason for its absence. A fact that was only confirmed when her eyes laid rest on the Were-King standing near that expensive car with his arms crossed against his chest. The former fae queen knew without the use of her gifts that he was frustrated - Aiden's posture giving him away far before she was close enough to read those guarded emotions. She knew him well enough to know that if the Ark's absence was a good thing, he wouldn't have that scrunched look upon his face. And for a moment, Samantha's stomach seemed to jolt up into her throat at the sight of him. Even though she knew there was so little possible between them after all this time, there would still be those deep lingering feelings for him. After all, you never forgot your first love, right?

Samantha stood back, sure that Aiden would not notice the fan's presence as she watched the situation. Those divers that seemed to come up and then dive back into the surface of the water did not escape the fan's attention. Though the girl had not been privy to every single thing that went on within the walls of the Ark, it did not take much to know that not everything was exactly... legal. And as such, it took hardly any additional effort to come to the conclusion that if the Ark had gone down, so did a great deal of Aiden's secrets. Secrets that he wouldn't exactly just leave at the bottom of the ocean. It took only a matter of minutes before her brain connected all of the pieces: the divers, the car, the duffle bags. Ah, those poor divers. The Ark was not the easiest to navigate when it was above water. Samantha had been close to practically living aboard the ship and she'd still frequently gotten lost in those endless corridors. Having to find whatever it was that Aiden was looking for now that the ship was under those waves would be a miserable experience. And giving Aiden's frustration that was radiating off him in waves, she certainly didn't envy those poor souls.

As soon as her greeting escaped her lips, Samantha knew that she had surprised him. Which, admittedly, had been her intention. She watched as those green eyes of his turned on her, the man clearly dazed by the sight of her. She couldn't blame him, she supposed. After all, the fae girl seemed to slide in and out of his life as of late. But she did try to stay in touch. In an effort to further stupefy him, Samantha slid her arms around him for a quick hug - one that was hardly returned, though she was hardly bothered by that. Even in their best times, Aiden had never been exactly great at that physical affection thing. Samantha paused as she stepped back, watching his gaze slide to the trunk of the car and those glimmering gold bars in the duffle bag. Her inquiry may have been vague, though his response was even more so. "'Nothing really?'" Samantha echoed, crossing her own arms across her chest. "The Ark is underwater and you're pulling gold bars out of the ocean, and that is nothing really? That makes me wonder: what would be exciting news for you, then?"

Samantha's gaze slid up to his, a smirk on her features as she watched him. "You know, I always thought they made those up for cartoons." She motioned with her hand to the duffle bag. "And I always thought they would be bigger than that in real life." Samantha looked out across the waves. "I'm here to see you, of course. Although I thought I would visit you on the Ark, though that seems to be... missing. What happened here, exactly?"