"There are living things virtually everywhere.  When people abandon one place, it usually heralds something else migrating in," Kristina commented.<br/><br/>"But I agree, we should be able to handle some wild animals."<br/><br/>As the group's healer, she was the one most responsible for the other member's well being and she didn't want to lightly fling them into the jaws of the bears or wolves which awaited them.  If nothing else, because that would make her job much more difficult.