Yeah, I kind of thought so. [In a small, isolated group with a strict hierarchy, where any deviation is harshly punished, who would you even turn to?] But the offer stands, if you ever want to.

[The worry reminds her a little bit of recent comments she’d made to her partner back home about risk-averse adventurers (there are other jobs) but here it's not like they really have a choice.]

Well, if he's got grand plans he hasn't shared them with me. Aside from trying to stock up for newcomers, I guess. You think he’d try to fight that thing?