Taryn marched at double time next to Raschen. Only once had he looked at her as he had before their upset. She shook her head. Mustn't allow personal feelings to cloud her concentration and focus. The shards of diamonds fell from his fur like a bad case of dandruff and even lodged in her hair. One flew loose and nearly hit her eye. Without breaking stride, she fished out a set of goggles from her tach belt. Slipping them on, she scanned the landscape.<br/><br/>In the distance she could make out regular rolling hills, She blinked because they seemed to be undulating. Shaking her head, Taryn kept pace, moving forward to what could be the most definitive moment of her life: her death. With the talents and skills that each one of this group possessed, they were in the best possible position to win a confrontation, but from the sinking feeling in her stomach, she realized that position sucked.<br/><br/>The scouts had gone out to find the right spot for Lily and Jax to wait as bait. The Hyane had disappeared to infiltrate the stronghold, set an explosive charge and then get out. Provided he survived, she thought ruefully. Out of all the group, he was one of the most valuable and the one she cared the least about. She was afraid that she would have to kill him before they got back to the Warren because of the way he threatened Lily.<br/><br/>"Just as soon as we hear the explosion, I will shift," she said, unnecessarily to Raschen.  What she didn't say was, What if there is no explosion?