Yolande listened, and understood.  She still thought that the people should be willing to risk losing their village, in order to save their lives... but of course that's a terrible choice to make, and it wasn't for her to insist on it.  But accepting the orc demands?  That would save their lives, at least, but... such a cost!  And, despite the Priestess' good work, the idea still brought up memories for the heroine, very uncomfortable memories.  These women didn't know what they were facing... oh, they might guess.<br/><br/>"I think... if it comes to that, yes, you must do as they say, terrible though it is.  So let's try to make sure it doesn't come to that.  I'll go down to the lake, and do all I can to keep them from you.  And you... stay here, then, and... and just do what you have to do, to stay alive."<br/><br/>Yolande stepped back, and waited for the woman to bar her door again, before turning down the road leading to the lake again.  Her reputation?  She didn't want to think about that... though these greenskins might indeed have heard of her, and be intimidated.  It would still be better to have others fighting beside her, but for now, she was alone.  She could walk down openly, and challenge the warband ... or she could try to surprise them, disrupt them, maybe weaken them first.<br/><br/>Two weeks ago she might have chosen the first option, but now... she wasn't sure.  She should scout first, at least, and then decide if she could pick off lone greenskins, or sow chaos in their camp... or if they were too well organized, in which case she would have to choose the open challenge.