<div align="center"><strong>Phaerbryn</strong></div><br/>Bryn caught David's pointed look while Tiagar climbed in the jeep next to her. She narrowed her eyes at him, then widened them, raising her brows as if to nonverbally ask what his problem was. She turns her focus back to Tiagar as he speaks to her.<br/><br/>Bryn thinks about Tiagar's suggestion momentarily. She was, in fact, exhausted. She'd been driving the entire night previous to the night their world was turned upside down. This made the third day in a row that she'd been awake. She caught her reflection staring back at her in the rearview mirror and noticed the dark circles forming under her eyes.<br/><br/>Shaking her head, she drew another puff off her clove. This was NO time to feel sorry for herself. She had been through much worse on many various past missions. It was time to suck it up and deal with the ordeal at hand.<br/><br/>"I'm fine, Tiagar," Bryn stated. "I appreciate the concern but don't worry about me. Also, you know you don't have to talk so damn formal around me, don't you?" She questioned as she through the jeep into drive, giving Kyle the go-ahead nod and following behind him. "I'm not offended or anything and I hope you don't take offense, either. I'm used to military formality but it's so different than high court formality apparently. It's like a foreign language on top of a foreign language."<br/><br/><div align="center"><strong>Janet</strong></div><br/>{{No. We can't stop here. This is bat country. *giggle*}}<br/><br/>Janet made a mental note to bring up Oren's comment in the town meeting.<br/><br/>Arriving at the school, Janet had to park her truck a couple blocks over due to the impressive town turnout. She hopped out of her truck and ran toward the school, hoping that Oren was close behind her. She began searching frantically for her sister. Moments after entering the gymnasium, Stephanie bounded up to Janet in thankful tears.<br/><br/>"I was so afraid I'd never see you again, Janet!" She exclaimed through sobs.<br/><br/>"It's alright, Steph. I'm here," Janet cooed, holding her sister in her arms.