<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bf0000">Nadira watched all the soldiers carefully as they moved about the small room. She tensed some when the female officer was threatened by another soldier, her eyes narrowing on the man as she tensed completely from head to toe. She sank down against the wall, wishing she had some kind of weapon to defend herself with, but there was no protection for her in this group. <br/>
<br/>
She heaved a small sigh, and watched the petite little black haired girl and the formerly murderous soldier work on dinner. For a few moments everything seemed quiet, and Nadira let her eyes close, taking in a few deep, calming breaths as she struggled to maintain calm. It was easy to panic in these situations, but the wrong action now could cost her her life, and that was not something she wanted to happen. <br/>
<br/>
Her thoughts were interrupted by the man as he sat next to her, talking quietly about the treatment of women. "Disgusting." She said in her native tongue she grunted softly and shook her head, before she noticed one of the soldiers moving towards her. She gave him her full attention, tracing his every move as he sank down the wall beside her, his own bitter question echoing the ones racing through her mind. "Your people have no respect for women." She said quietly, only a hint of accent in her carefully trained voice. "You come into our towns, and you see my people starving. You have money, you have food, you have power. To buy this our women must give our bodies to you. Fifteen or sixteen year old girls sell themselves for a bit of candy, or a ration of bread." She shifted slightly, "I learned your tongue to not have to degrade myself like that, but you heard him earlier. He expects us to thank you." Her expression soured briefly before she was calm again.</span><br/><br/><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#8000ff">Teyha nodded, and helped Parker cook without another word. He seemed to have calmed down some since his outburst with ghost, but was still jumpy enough that the young woman knew better than to press the sensitive issue. She smiled at him tenderly now and then as they worked, her eyes locking onto his in a brief reassurance that everything would end alright. <br/>
<br/>
When everything was cooked Parker passed the plate to her, and Teyha nodded again, accepting it with a brief nod of her head. It was wise of him to keep distance between himself and Ghost, and somewhat reassured her that whatever his actions were earlier, it was not in his nature to do normally. Silently she walked to Ghost and gave her the plate, watching as she climbed up to speak with the commander in a private conversation.<br/>
<br/>
It occured to Teyha that the duffle bag she was given in the attack might contain some peices of communication equitment, and she paused, setting her plate down to move to the bag, and carefully open it to peak inside. Sure enough, there was a radio. She grabbed the equitment and as carefully slung it over her shoulder, and moved to the ladder.<br/>
<br/>
She climbed up carefully, gripping the bars tightly as she moved. Oh she hated heights, but wanted to help the operation however she could. "Sir?" She asked softly when she reached the top, but as usual her quiet voice didn't seem to be noticed, and she found herself listening to the tail end of a very awkward conversation. "You can't!" She gasped, nearly losing hold of the bars with a slight yelp. "Miss Ghost is your subordinate!" She said in a hushed voice, so no one below could hear her talking. "Asking her to sleep with you is a crime, bribing her, threatening her... Lay one finger on her and when we get out of here you'll find yourself in jail so fast your head will spin!" She set her jaw stubbornly when she was done, silently adjusting the equipment as best she could without letting go of the ladder rung. Her own court-marshal was earned because of her tongue after all, refusal to back down from a situation when she likely should have.</span><br/><br/>((I can't win for losing with this post! Here, edited again.))