Vera blinked awake and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes. She leapt out of bed and quickly got ready for the morning. She tried to ignore the anxiety that was nagging her, but pushed it away. [i]Nothing to do but make my case,[/i] she thought firmly, lacing up her laces. She threw her bow over her shoulder  and jogged out of her tent,hoping to intercept Fabine on his way out to patrol.