Elle first dismissed the rustling as the wind, then an animal, and she was starting to turn towards the sound a second too late. She tenses, feet planting, her hand immediately dropping to the pistol hanging at her waist. Goddammit. She grits her teeth. Should've, should've, should've, it's her responsibility to keep these people safe. The magazine for A Light Shining in Darkness gives her six shots; not enough to put an end to this right now. That would put them in danger. And it's still her responsibility to solve this in a way that's best for Jade and Grainne.

Slowly, she lifts her hands.

"What do you want?" she asks evenly, eyes slightly narrowed.