[center] [h3] Jade Stone[/h3]
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A smirk crept up on Jade's face as she heard Tanner mention that she owed his family some cents because of her always running in and out. "If you can beat me in this 'combat training'." her hands lifted in the air to do air quotations as she spoke, "then I'll pay up those few cents." She was glad that Tanner had ended up someone that was easy to speak to. She didn't feel like she needed to force the conversation like when she spoke to others.

As the conversation slowly shifted to Grant and his whereabouts, Jade listened quietly, mostly zoning in and out of her thoughts here and there. In one of the moments that she happened to be zoning back in, she had noticed that Lauren had left the table and that there was someone next to her, referring to owing people things. She shifted slightly in her seat to look at Grant who was squatting next to her and listened to him as he spoke to her. The young girl's eyes were wide with shock as she realized what he was telling her. [i]'It's him! He's the boy that gave his horse for us to get to safety!'[/i] Jade was frozen in her spot as she watched Grant get back up and leaving. 

"Wh.. What? Wait!" 

Grant had already gone through the door and left the mess hall when Jade had come to and found her voice. She turned to the others, feeling a bit embarrassed and in shock about the revelation that had just been brought to light. She had finally been able to find the two people that were responsible for her survival. "Um. Yeah, I think we should go and get some rest. It's been a long day." She looked over to Tanner and smiled at him, "I look forward to seeing you tomorrow." With a slight wave to the table, and a quick glace to her dear friend, Mora, Jade made her way to the door. Not much time had elapsed from the time that Grant had left the table, which allowed Jade to catch up with him outside of the mess hall. "Hey!" Her voice might've been just a bit too loud for her comfort but she wanted to grab the young man's attention. Once she caught up with him, she stopped, giving them a couple of feet of distance apart. "Um. I'm sorry I didn't realize it was you. I just wanted to thank you for what you did back then. You were very brave, and selfless." She knew that the conversation was a bit awkward but she needed to get it out of the way. She had tried to put a face on the voice that she remembered hearing before being placed on the horse on that tragic day.

"Oh, and if it helps, your horse is in very good hands at the moment. Although I do think he might like me more." Jade smiled at Grant before turning towards the sound of moving trucks. Even from where the two stood, she could see clearly that the trucks were taking new cadets away. Many of the faces were ones that she had seen earlier in the day during formation. "They're taking them away," she muttered as she felt her heart sink. What if she was going to end up like them? 

With a quiet clearing of the throat, Jade turned back to Grant, not really knowing what else to speak to the young man about. "I guess I'll see you tomorrow. I'm going to get some much needed sleep." Jade stood for a second feeling a bit awkward before turning around and making her way back to her cabin. She made a mental note to check on Lauren if she was awake. Hopefully she'd be asleep, though, so she didn't get her abdomen checked out.