Sophronia nodded in greeting as Irina joined them.<strong>"All good questions." </strong>She turned back to Alex.<strong>"I do hope that we will be able to review this 'compact' in full detail before too long. I worry about being bound by an agreement that I do not know the particulars of."</strong><br/><br/>She pulled out a small cloth and dabbed a bit of sweat from her brow. Two men exited the bus carrying a large cooler and brought it over to the group, leaving it on the ground.<strong>"You also didn't address my question. Is there something specific that we are needed for in the short term, or are we to simply do as we wish until such a need arises?"</strong>Sophronia opened the cooler and pulled out a bottle of water.<strong>"Help yourselves. There's a decent selection, though nothing fancy."</strong>