Soooooo… what had she learned about caravan duty so far? Nothing, absolutely nothing, aside from the fact that some mercenaries apparently liked carrying around fragile jars while guarding caravans. Her face was cynical as she gazed at Marcel, having hoped for something more. As near as she could tell, their little group was far from being elite—apparently nearly all of them were inexperienced with the most basic of duties for hire-on mercenaries. Sure, they were just going to walk alongside a line of wagons, but wasn’t there a little more to it?

[i]And what about that big obi wagon? Doesn’t it just scream ‘rob me?’ Did they run out of normal wagons, or is there actually something big in there? If so, what could they possibly be selling?[/i] Adele resisted the temptation to poke Fluffy’s ear that managed to stay upright and gave the caravan another glance-over. [i]It sure would be nice to know about group formations before going in. That Obi is probably going to be the slowest, and thus the weakest point of the caravan. Does that mean the most muscle will be stationed there? It would make sense for the lighter soldiers to be kept on the fringes, where they can both scout and react the fastest to counter-attack any point we may be targeted from.
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Adele sighed and ran a hand over her hair. [i]Why am I even bothering? It’s Djonn’s job to worry about that, not mine. Hopefully he has a better idea of what he’s doing than the rest of us.[/i]

And speaking of the rest of them, who needed sarcasm when Rook was there to lay it down? She’d given him an appreciative smirk when he greeted Zach, but didn’t actually risk saying anything. Hopefully there would be a time again when it was just the two of them—then she could try and make up for her behavior. In the meantime, she’d have to work on fixing up the stupid trinket that was supposed to have been her apology.

“Now, now, Fluffy, don’t be a spoilsport.” Adele leaned closer, one arm resting against the top of her cannon while the other recoiled behind her back. “You’ve been eavesdropping this whole time, so isn’t it fair that the rest of us should hear? Otherwise, I might have to tell Djonn to be a little more careful about having chats with the higher-ups when a certain someone is around.”