Aderyn's lips curved into an impish smile, her dark eyes glittering as Neo sounded very annoyed over her gift. Or perhaps the smile was for the admission that he couldn't prevent it from taking his energy, or that the humans would have trouble functioning around such a charm. "I could make it more specific of course, but I'd have to see what energy is released by the plant, or by the weapons." One slender shoulder rose and fell in a careless motion.<br/><br/>A slight pause and she told Rattus seriously, "It should not take anything from you." At least as long as he functioned like other humans for the most part. If the energy of his body was on a different level it might. "But if you feel colder than this abysmal weather dictates, I can alter it further."<br/><br/>Islwyn studied Rattus curiously, apparently a little surprised that the man was not a mage like the rest. Which meant that he at least had indeed been behaving himself very well. After a moment of study he turned back to the screen showing the view from the drone. His arms crossed low on his body, a slight motion of his shoulders causing the plaid cape he wore to fall around him.<br/><br/>Without turning away from the screen he asked, "You are certain that you wish them to know ahead that we are here, watching, that we can take something from them?" After all even a distraction meant that eyes were turned to them. The next time when they wanted to go deeper would be more difficult.<br/><br/>Aderyn frowned slightly, Rattus answer having no logic to her. If she had a prisoner that tied to escape, that she did not care to recapture, the person would not be laying about alive. Who cared what direction the person lay, if they were not dead? Making it look like they fell close to escape and there was a chance to save them was a perfect trap. "Why do they not know he lives?" She couldn't understand it. If it was not a trap, then why not be certain, why leave a body laying out in the open? Not that she minded traps of course, when one could be certain what they were made of.<br/><br/>Islwyn finally turned away from the monitor and beamed cheerfully at Neo. "If you distract them, I will reclaim the person." He'd been watching the shadows and the snow as much as the enemy and he was getting tired of waiting. He could listen to people talk and do nothing all day back home. What good was freedom if you wasted it, doing nothing new?<br/><br/>Aderyn's breath left her lips in a soft huff, "I'll watch over you." She tightened the belt on her long plaid coat and with a subtle shift her high heals turned into slightly more sensible snow boots. A pause and she glanced at the screen, "I don't suppose any of you can shout loudly if something interesting happens while we are away?"