"No," she replied. "This is... the first time we have made such a deal. In fact, the first deal that was made was with another group; to defend our section of the caves against any intruders. It... did not go well. I was not leader, then. I am now." She let the obvious conclusion be drawn.<br/><br/>"Nasty creatures, they are. They can slip through the shadows, and reappear somewhere else, and they like to set traps. We've avoided them, for a long while, but they've gotten aggressive, after our losses."