Luca , doing what he had been assigned to do, retreated to the second floor of the stairs, near the VIP. He was following orders and sticking close to the VIP. He propped himself up against the frame of the door, leaning out a little, his rifle in hand. He lowered his heat vision goggles, knowing that the heat signatures of his team would appear green, due to a chemical given to them at the start of each mission, while the enemy would only appear red or any other color. He kneeled down, creating a smaller target for an enemies who might slip by the the others.
While it appeared he was running away from the situation, he remembered what the combat instructor had told him on the last day of training" the objective is the mission an nothing else, stay close to your VIP in those situations, and close to your team in others." While this had a split meaning in this situation, he decided that defending the objective, from any enemies who might have found a way in through a window or something, was more important then sticking close to his team. he stayed still, careful not to give away his position to anyone who might not be on his side. After all this was his first mission, he had no idea what to expect, on any area of the mission.