<strong>Eshalu - at the Quartermaster's post</strong><br/><br/>Eshalu allowed herself a smile at the sensation of Aeryn's touch. It calmed her and was close enough to the affection she would expect from a Lodge-Sister to make her feel less isolated in an unfamiliar world.<br/><br/>"The spiders shouldn't concern you. Together, we will attend to them. But you say the mistress of your lodge is missing - do you need her to direct you like a termite soldier needs its queen? Can you not decide with your clan who will succeed her, or who will stand in her stead?"