"You didn't seem nervous to me..." Onyx said under her breath before actually speaking. "They weren't being soldiers just then though, they were... subdued. It's also a lack of specific people that put me on edge just now. Usually, there are people who were not assigned the mission who will attempt to go with them, however this time there were no extras in the lineup. That means that all those scouts were actually assigned the mission, and they didn't want to be going either." 

Onyx let out a sigh. "I hate to say it, but they might be scared. They must be going to the east to find the extent of the empire." After she said it, she knew it was true. "I actually prefer solitude most of the time. Yes, I'm fine in a crowd, as you saw yesterday at the market. I just- There's a reason I live in a den separate from my family."

Onyx shook herself and hoped to change the subject. "Well, would you still like to go to the training area?"