Maria stayed still for a moment, appreciating the flooring from her spot against the wall while she thought over her answer. There were only so many things you could say to a serious lieutenant without pulling rank. "I'm bored, and wanted to oversee the actions of my company," she finally said, feeling satisfied enough with that answer, obvious lie that it was. This was supposed to be some earned leave before they were thrown to the wolves, or at least placed in operation alongside their foreign friend. What other reason would the entirety of 33RASC have been recalled for, when every man of the lifeguard was mere moments away in Keep Lieda and itching to step out and escort [i]something[/i]. "Talking is okay too," she added after a moment's reflection and a defeated sigh. No sense waltzing around the point. At a time where she would have rather polled her officers they were all away, or dead, understrength as the company was right now. Recent hires like Milo kept them afloat, although thankfully with the exception of his predecessor the officer staff had remained alive. "I don't like the idea of us working with Cross." That was that, she had to say it just the once, because there wasn't much they could do about it.