QUOTE : Someone needs to remain on over-watch. We don’t know when those bats will come back.”<br /><br /> Trenton tilted his head. “That’s already taken care of. A couple of pathfinders and your friend Dane showed up shortly after we started using the Koa to help defend it. They’ll stay here. Braden’s also sent some of his warriors to protect the poor darlings.”<br /><br /> He sent a wicked glance at the woman at his side. The woman rolled her eyes but didn’t contradict him.<br /><br /> Good enough for Shea. She slid the sword into its scabbard as Gawain did the same.<br /><br /> “Let’s see what Fallon wants, then,” she said, clapping Trenton on the shoulder and easing past him.<br /><br /> He barely controlled his wince before he followed her.<br /><br /> “What’s the matter? One of the bats get a little too close?” Gawain asked in a sarcastic tone.<br /><br /> Shea hid her grin when her guard sent the clan leader a nasty glare.<br /><br /> “More than a little close,” Eliza said with a sidelong glance. “When we showed up, one of them had him by the arm and was about to drag him over the cliff. Good thing we arrived when we did or else someone would have had to scrape the poor darling off the rocks below.”<br /><br /> Trenton gave her a dour look and Shea choked back a laugh. She could just imagine how much he hadn’t enjoyed being rescued.<br /><br /> “You’re getting a bit slow from your easy assignment,” Gawain said, prodding the other man.<br /><br /> Trenton slid a dark look his way. “You’ve seen the types of situations she gets herself into. Does this seem like a cushy assignment to you?”<br /><br /> Gawain gave a small shrug, conceding Trenton’s point with a small smirk.<br /><br /> Shea ignored the banter. She did not get herself into situations. She saw a problem and fixed it. Not her fault that things often avalanched from there.