"My blade stands up for me." Lightning sad as she put a single hand on her hip, her green and yellow eyes staring at him as she gripped his hand tightly and shook. Then she pulled it back and let it fall to her side. She then couldn't help the feeling of being watched, and she knew she didn't just get those feelings for no reason. Her eyes went to the alley behind Jin and she started walking towards it. Before she could get close enough, a man in a chainshirt, a gray short sleeve tunic and black pant stepped into the moonlight. His skin was pale from the nipping cold, his strawberry blonde hair looking as if it was frozen in place, icicles clinging here and there to his strands of hair. "Great Gods! What are you doing out here dressed like that, Aaron?!"<br/><br/>"Following you..." The man spoke, though his body began to shiver now that he wasn't trying to hide himself from her. He liked to watch Lightning from afar. However this time he actually had a purpose. "I need to take some of your recruits..." Lightning frowned and looked back at those who were already outside with her at the tavern. It was at this point she saw some cloaked traveler push passed the group, not seeming to care who was in his way.<br/><br/>"Well, it's true that I did originally find more people than I thought possible, but...why?" She asked him, though her feeling of being watched did not go away. There was someone else eavesdropping around here.<br/><br/>"The King...he's getting worse. He wants to see his last living child before he passes, and I've been sent to investigate our first lead right now. Since it's still dangerous to travel because of Wyndia, I need some people to accompany me. The job pays the same as yours, since we're going into enemy territory here." Aaron looked at Jin and then the wolf that stood outside with them. "Look, I'll let you decide who comes with me. I need to get out of this cold before my blood freezes inside of my veins." With that, Aaron looked up directly up, noticing the woman in the tree. He smiled at her, but he didn't say anything else as he turned and then head back in the tavern to get himself something hot to drink. Lightning just shook her head and waited for the rest of her group to join her outside. If there were any other stragglers, Aaron would bring them to the castle. She couldn't help but feel sorry for the poor freezing man though. Did he not have anything suitable for this weather? He'd die going on a journey wearing something like that.<br/><br/>"We'll figure this out later. Follow me to the castle." Lightning told her original group and then started for the castle. So, there was Avery, Nabriel, the Drow, and Jin. She needed those four, truly. She might have been able to spare one of them, but even so....that would bring down the chances of her own mission being a success. Hopefully Aaron found his own people while he was there.