Nadiya looked over the dog-tags as Howl dangled them in front of her, explaining what had happened to these men. It made her nauseous as she remembered the young man she had lost just a couple hours ago. Then she remembered that she had taken the dog-tag from the young man intending to deliver it to his family and to explain what had happened to him. She moved to retrieve it from her pants pocket but was distracted by the appearance of a new woman. She looked the woman over and watched her go stand by the wall. She felt the woman was no threat--she had probably gotten the same note they had--and turned her attention fully back to Howl, catching the last thing he said. She nodded to let him know that she was in fact familiar with the usual bandit tactics.<br/><br/>Then the doors flew open. Nadiya was startled by the noise, and quickly reached towards her pistol. She realized that it wasn't a bandit invasion and dropped her hand. She let out her breath in relief and followed Howl into the room.<br/><br/>She looked at the church pews with contempt, looking like she would rather stand. She finally took a seat when the old man declared that everyone must take a seat before the meeting could begin. She sat at the back near Howl so that she wouldn't forget to ask him about the young man's family later. Perhaps he would know who to ask, or better yet be acquainted and be able to point her in the right direction. She settled in a spot where she could see the doors in her peripheral vision. She didn't want to be surprised by bandits or who-knows-what.