Talia catches Kalinda's shoulder, holding the other Exalt at arm's length before she can kiss her.  "Don't," she whispers, clearly not believing a word of Kalinda's lies.<br/><br/>Her tear-streaked gaze turns to Kecis, who looks rather better than he did a week ago, a fact which would please her if she wasn't too busy feeling sorry for herself.  "I<em>had</em>confidence in the Wyld Hunt.  If the Gemmed Wanderers think<em>I'm</em>in some way suited for the task, my confidence was obviously misplaced."  She's quiet for a moment, not really noticing Ibix's smile or Ollap's contempt.  "Can you at least tell me whose idea this was?"