Lightning sighed, her gaze shifting towards Avery as she shrugged. "Underneath this armor I would look weaker than this man. You can't always judge a book by it's cover. Even so..." She trailed off and looked back to Lara. "If you want to join in, you should be a bit nicer. We will be watching each others backs out there, and animosity towards a party member will do nothing but get us all killed." Her gaze was stern, to show this female Drow that she wasn't one for any nonsense. She was a soldier and knew better than anyone that if someone did not like you, they would not go out of their way to save you.<br/><br/>"We're leaving at dawn. Though I am curious...why are you so interested in joining us? Do you need gold? Or is it something else? I don't mean to be rude, it's just...you don't look like a mercenary...nor do you look like someone who would care about the affairs of our country." Lighting laced her fingers together and rested her chin upon her fingers. The stern gaze was now an intense stare. As desperate for fighters as she was, Lightning knew that she couldn't hire just anyone. It was very possible that there were a few spies within the borders of the kingdom, and while Avery was definitely a hungry traveler, she wasn't so sure about this Drow. And while she did her best not to stereotype, she once was told that Drows were not to be trusted by a friend she held dear.