Gilfred leaned against the cave wall, and listened, an impassive look never leaving his face as he listened to everyone. From what he heard two lines were beginning to form, those that wanted to carry out the mission given to them, and those that preferred it to go alone. He sighed, standing straight from the wall, as he walked forward towards the fire , his mind raced with what to do, as both camps had expressed valid points. As he reached the fire he pulled a folding knife from his pocket, it was a simple knife, its blade scored and chipped, he had found it out in the wastes and had taken a liking to it, in this state it couldn't harm a fly, yet he still kept it. Turning it over in his hand he looked into it, as if it would somehow know what to do. He kept his eyes fixed on the blade, even as it slowly rose from his hand to balance on what little of a tip remained in the palm of his hand. [b]"If we do this in earnest, we must remember that it will be bloody, old powers falling to new powers always are."[/b] He paused, as his head rose to track Aerilyn, before continuing[b] "That means in the end we will only truly have each-other, against all of the odds. That we must chose to do this, and stay true to that conviction." [/b]Gilfred paused for a moment before shaking his head before looking at each of the members around the fire [b]"Gone are the days of being alone, it appears we have lost that luxury. I suppose that Franklin said it best[/b][i] "We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately".[/i][b]"[/b] His gaze finally settled on his brother, one of the only people he truly trusted, Gilfred nodded to him before turning back to the group [b]"So I suppose, for necessity's sake, I am with you."[/b]