[center][h2]Xena Rock Field[/h2]
[sub]Underneath the Lone Tree[/sub][/center]

Onweer stared at the man curiously. It’s been a long time since she’d last seen someone truly, undeniably afraid. She’d been like that once. But then, once you give up on everything, including your own hopes and dreams, things became easier. 

“What are you doing here then? Did you really believe the Divers would welcome us with open arms? Even if you do trust CMAS’ intentions are benign, nobody likes being told how to live and especially not Divers. There’s a reason why we got assaulted and it’s because the wasteland is their home. They’ll protect it and after CMAS invaded it today, if they catch even a whiff of us while we’re on our own out there, they’ll hunt us down like wild game.” She realised she was probably doing very little to help the poor man’s anxiety but she’d rather him take an informed decision and not one based on fear and blind hope. She took another big bite of the jerky before she continued. “Even if we assume that the Divers’ leader and the one of Survey group alpha are working together and thus would prefer to have us alive rather than dead, their position is shaky anyway and if their don’t play their cards right and reveal themselves in front of their own people, disobedience, or even a coup, will probably follow soon.” 


Again she paused to consider before she concluded. “I don’t feel comfortable taking my chances against the wasteland and god knows how many more Divers. I don’t know how much you know about me but I can assure you that you can’t depend on a feat such as the one from before anytime soon. My arcane network’s all screwed up and this is the best I’ll be able to manage for at least another day. However, I can still fight with this.” She gestured at her staff laying on her right. “With it I can probably overpower up to three people – not so sure about that Luke, but it’s possible. So what I suggest is tagging along with Yvette, playing dumb and collecting as much information as we can, waiting for the right moment to either blackmail them or run away. I can keep you, us, physically safe. That’s all I can offer.” She smiled at last. “And I would deffinitely appreciate someone having my back too.”