It was quiet.

Not the sort of quiet that one expected on a road. One still expected to see a patrol, in an area with orcs reported. And failing that, one expected to hear the wildlife... but there was nothing.

Not a sound.

After days of feeling as if she'd been assigned to entertain bored soldiers, Sophie had been hoping they'd come across the orcs so they could take them all out. But she certainly didn't want it to be at the expense of, say, one of the patrols... And given the sudden lack of them...

"..."

She didn't understand Nemmish, but it seemed as if Nehir was relaying some kind of plan, keeping up a nonthreatening ruse. Or at least attempting to. Frankly, the small purple-haired Sword didn't know if that was the wisest idea at the moment. Not that immediately being obviously on guard was any better, but the total silence... Sophie felt as if it indicated a potential ambush. She wanted to crush the orcs quickly, before they could harm anyone or any could go running off to harm anyone else. That was what was most important to her. So the slow approach of trying to put up some kind of ruse like this... it irritated her, at least a little.

"... If they're around here..."

Still, she did try not to disrupt the Nem's plan, at least for the moment. Her hand tensed, ready to grasp her axe, but aside from that...

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