Their trek was long, but no one was complaining. Over time, the further they walked, Ava would see more and more foliage on the suits of others, and less and less of the men that were with them. They were using the environment to perfect the ghillie suits to ensure survival. Nick was doing this too, his mind completely into the mindset he goes in to while in the field. Ava saw a taste of it with Baskerville and with Alder Rush, but this was the first time that she would see him in the environment he was most suited in. Alder Rush was close, but she never saw him in the crane or was with him for days on end while he was up on the crane. Thus, it would be a new experience in it's entirety.<br/><br/>As Nick and Ava specifically continued to walk on, another thing to note was that, apparently, along their walk, their numbers began to dwindle. As if one moment they were there and the next they were not. Naturally, it was simply because all of these men were as trained as Ava, with a good chunk of them with experience as well. They were simply melting away from the group, moving off towards their own locations. Before long, it was only Nick and Ava walking along the path. Nick suddenly nudged Ava, and pointed off to the left, in the general direction that some else had walked. Though he wanted her to share sightlines with him, that did not mean she had to be within twenty yards of him. Without a word, Nick turned and continued on the path he had set himself on. Somewhere in his mind he hoped Ava chose a suitable spot between him and the rest of the left wing of their sniper line.<br/><br/>A handful of minutes later, Nick activated his anchors and simply strolled up his tree, trying to pass as lightly as possible as to not cause too odd of markings on the tree. He reached a suitable, full branch in the tree with smaller branches that were similarly full but could not support his weight nearby. Nick positioned himself there and began to work on slowly bending the branches a bit to both hide himself more naturally as well as clear himself a better view. On his right and slightly over the same shoulder, he could see towards the Lake, thus giving him nearly 270 degree coverage of any approach. On the other hand, his left side provided the same, except towards the front line, thus completing most of his view, save for the portion that was blocked by the tree that served as his nest. He chose this tree specifically so that he could have eyes towards Ava, the branch made him sit with his back in her direction, and with his eye, it wouldn't be hard to see where she was and whether or not she was doing alright with any stranglers.<br/><br/>Nick flicked on the throat mic, his lips moving but no sound coming out as he 'spoke'. "Actual, in position." With that, the mic started relaying his message, and the confirmation from everyone else, going down the lines from the hill side, specifically in the order of Left 1, Right 1, Left 2, Right 2, L3, R3, and so on.