<strong>Aeryn Sunlight<br/>The Wilds of Dra Sirdu-the Matriarch's glade<br/>Not pressing the point</strong><br/><br/>"I have no intention of unsettling the entity."  Aeryn said that more than a bit dryly.   "At this point, I am disinclined to try and roust it from the lair in any case.  But scouting the location, retrieving spidersilk as we can - and we will certainly turn over a portion of our finds to you - is what we came out her for originally.  The Commandant will be very displeased if we don't complete the mission.  It is in neither of our interests for her to send out another party - a larger, better armed, more clumsy force."  She glanced at her companions, and concluded.  "With your permission, Honored Mother, we will rest until next morning, then proceed on our way."  A thought strcuk her, pure devilment perhaps.  "Lazarette.... may wish to remain here, for her own reasons.  I, we, have no objection to that."  Not quite a statement, once again she glanced at her companions.