Alanna let Elly pull her to her feet and watched Elly's expression. She had never seen her be this serious before. At least not for this long. Something was obviously troubling her but now was not the time to ask about it. Alanna nodded and offered a smile. "I'm ready to go, let's just grab a couple of swords and sheaths from the soldiers you killed. She stepped outside and snuck up to one of the bodies, moving absolutely silent over the ground.<br/><br/>In the town, she had been known as the sneakiest of all people. She was the only one that could walk right up behind the local blind man and take the item he hid behind his back, sometimes, without him even knowing it. The blind man had had an extraordinarily strong hearing. He knew when anyone was around and where they were but when Alanna didn't want to be heard, she had the uncanny ability to be absolutely silent, even over dead, dry leaves and grass.<br/><br/>In this case, she moved silently to two bodies and grabbed the swords and sheaths from them. She then snuck back to the cave and handed one of the sheaths to Elly. "Here use this instead of your belt. I'd rather not see you draw your sword and loose your knickers while you do it," she said, making a small joke as she handed the sheath to her. "I also have another sword for myself, a shorter and lighter one. You know I'm not as strong as those men. If we find a good enough shield, I'll grab that too. After all, that is my specialty."<br/><br/>When they had play fought when they were younger, they had found that Alanna was practically unstoppable if she had a shield and a short sword in her possession. So they had banned everyone from using shields when play fighting. She never thought she would actually have to use the skills she had picked up in her younger days. Once they were both strapped up and ready to go, she looked at Elly and nodded. "Let's go then," she said.