<div class="floatleft">(https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/001/150/120/large/jackson-tjota-fb-jenna.jpg?1441100638)</div><br/>Justine returned Isaac's grip firmly, and instantly felt her respect for the Captain rise several degrees. He was a serious warrior, like her not a foppish political appointment, or a lout who had risen to the level of their own incompetence. His assignment only cemented her confidence in him. She'd worried that her commanding officer might see her as just a pretty face, and put her somewhere "safe." Instead, he'd given her a mission that was not merely dangerous, but outright mysterious.<br/><br/>She nodded, and replied, "I suspect this is a task that will require a specialized expertise. Clearly there is powerful magic at work here, and I would hesitate to meddle with the most trivial magicks without the counsel of a mage. Although," she took in the unfinished state of the settlement. "I suppose at this early stage, magical expertise is somewhat difficult to come by."<br/><br/>She glanced back at her companions. "I suppose this is what adventurers are for," she said with the smallest quirk of a smile. "Unconventional problems call for unconventional heroes."