Rose watched the PKer and the large, strangely behaving panther as they approached Garnet and was also quite surprised when the assassin wasn't turned away. Her bright green eyes blazed as she looked at the one who would willingly murder other players, but she had no authority to arrest him or send him away from the group. Was the LG really so desperate to escape that they'd associate with such people? Why had she agreed to help them anyway? Shaking her head, she too followed the procession, though at a slight distance, as she would be the front liner in the battle to come. [i]The battle...[/i] She thought. [i]I must stay focused.[/i] Throwing the shield onto her back, she let one hand rest casually on the hilt of her bastard sword as she sped up her pace to catch up with those she'd been following. 

"Garnet." Rose's strong alto voice called out as she walked up beside him. "The three tanks are ready..." The fiery red-haired girl let him meet her gaze before she continued. "But I'm concerned about our 'backup', Gerard. He's far too inexperienced, [i]and[/i] under-equipped, to be tanking the boss." Most would have thought twice before speaking so bluntly to the leader of one of the strongest organizations in NTO, but Rose was not most people. She only let her gaze flicker to the PKer for an instant, though her hand never left her blade.