Lily had cleaned up the camp and smothered the fire. Her soft Hase voice was the only non military sound in the cavernous room. Taryn enjoyed her company, finding her soothing as the herb tea she had brewed last night. Being around a soft, sweet female was a novelty to the Talent Warrior. Her female companions were hard and seasoned as she was . The other females she knew were either in the Think Tank or in the Denizen. One boring and the other so focused on sensuality that Taryn had rarely taken them seriously.<br/><br/>Jax hopped by, nodding his approval at Lily's preparations. He was surprised that she was so adaptable and trusting in this situation. The old Hase warrior knew that she was not equipped to protect herself in the case of attack but she had told him last night,<br/><br/>"Why on Earth would I worry?" she had asked, her serious pink eyes holding him," I have you , Taryn, the Kyote and Raschen. As long as he isn't trying to eat me, Ludwig is a brave soldier. If all of you die, I will be dead anyway. I'll be fine, Uncle Jax."<br/><br/>She was a brave girl, he thought.<br/><br/>"Uncle Jax?" she asked as she looked up from tying a bedroll. " I heard Raschen give everyone else a task to confront the Cotl. What is our job?"<br/>He cleared his throat, his ears rising and falling.<br/><br/>"Our job, my dear, is to be the bait."