<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/8/8e/Yushoto_Jiao-Long.jpg)</div><br/>Jiao-Long shook his head at Bound, not lowering the flute til he had brought the last few note of the song to a close. "What makes you think I don't have a fair maiden pining for me in every other village," he responded. They both knew that for the joke it was, he only had eyes for Chu Hua, even if that seemed a rather forlorn hope right at this moment.<em>But while any hope remains, we fight</em>he thought, gesturing for the older woman to seat herself beside him and share his fire.<br/><br/>Before he could vocalise the offer, the commander walked into the circle of their fire, Jiao-Long rising to his feet and giving the clenched fist salute against his chest to her. He frowned slightly as she outlined her plan. While he didn't know a lot about Blood Apes, he did know they were, well, rather blunt instruments. "With all due respect ma'am, is that the best choice of action at this point. My sifu always told me those .. things .. were little more than bloodlust on legs. Useful enough in a stand up fight, certainly, but if we don't know yet what we're to face, might they prove more of a hindrance to us than a help?"<br/><br/>If she said a blood ape was going to be summoned, well, she was commander, but every Legionnaire who wanted to make something of themselves was supposed to fight smart, not just hard, and the Rangers had a bit more leeway than most in discussing operation parameters.