<em>"I wouldn't take a sword from a dead man's hand </em>or<em>a goblin's.  Not unless they tried to cut me with it first, anyway.  Ain't no respect in stealin' from poor stranger's lyin' dead by the road, especially if they came to their ends at the hands or claws of a beast,"</em>she replied, completely resolute in her judgment.<br/><br/>She gave Alysia a more scrutinizing glance, as if only now taking her in for the first time.<em>"If ya think you kin handle yerself in a fight, I ain't gonna stop ya from taggin' along when I set out.  Ain't my place.  But I'm no babysitter, so don't do anythin' dumb if ya kin help it."</em><br/><br/>The bugbear grinned again, offering her large hand to the elf over the other girl's head.<em>"Call me Berma.  If yer serious about huntin' monsters, I'll at least have yer name first."</em>