Fossil wiped her eyes. Despite what he'd been though, Danni seemed really nice. The boat bumped the dock, snapping Fossil out of her tunnel vision for Danni and the past. There was the house; it might have even had a wash since she'd gotten her orders a week ago. The rebel near vaulted out of the boat. It would be important that the Red Leopards saw their courier first. She slammed her fist on the door several times, rattling the wood, before shouting, "THE GOOSEBERRIES ARE DOING WELL THIS YEAR," The door swung open, and a middle aged woman beamed at Fossil.<br/><br/>"Nettles! You have the document? Good work. But you're hurt! Wait, who are they?" She suddenly became very suspicious, her face clouding with caution.<br/><br/>"It's ok, Ms.Robin," Fossil smiled, "I got healed, and they're friends. They saved me, and the soldier isn't a soldier. He's Danni, Rose's son." Ms. Robin relaxed and her face brightened.<br/><br/>"Well! Let's get them out of that boat and into the house. I just made cocoa for Lou and there should be enough for at least a couple of you. And you and Danni need new clothes. You  have a bloody hole in your shirt and he might get killed around here in that. Plus it gives me the heebie jeebies." She held the door open, and made a sweeping gesture of welcome. "Come on then, I need to get the document from this somehow-not-dead woman and raid Lou's wardrobe."