Hushed Willows and you've been doing what, exactly?

Ah, of course.  Taking a nighttime stroll before bed was something Banner did frequently.  When Tambourine asked her a cheeky question the short female snorted.  She probably looked a little nuts snapping and grumbling about bats, so she'd give him that one.  Not just yelling at bats, she replied with a grin.  I was doing a little bit of border patrol.  Frowning, she looked back in the direction she'd been heading.  Nothing aside from the low-flying bats had been amiss this evening.

I got to thinking and I guess time got away from me, she finished with a shrug.  Tam didn't need to know that she'd been thinking about his mother's disappearance.  He especially didn't need to know that Buchanan had been on her mind.  Though, she mused, it was probably obvious to everyone that there was something going on between them.  Have you ever patrolled the borders before? she asked suddenly.  You can join me if you'd like.  I'm afraid it isn't very.. interesting.. but that's actually a good thing.