[She reassures him with a smile, or at least tries too.]

Nothing awful, in fact, the complete opposite. I want them to be treated as well as can be. I really wouldn't trust this with the others, good as they are. Except Raven, perhaps, if you don't mind working with her.

But the soldiers... They'll need to be fed, watered, have somewhere safe to stay and their wounds tended too. They've already suffered enough out there already. They're just men with orders, and it should be respected.

[She had other purposes, less honest ones, but those didn't matter so much.]