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The man didn't say any more. Which was ok. She still was not a fan of him, and the fact she saw him in the periphery moving away was definitely preferred. She'd keep an ear out in case he changed his mind, but at least with him being gone she could focus on the actual important thing -- her children.

And Arbiter did respect Haunt's choice. Arbiter was always a fan of being able to plan, to avoid the unknown and usher them away from the dangerous. She was certainly not in the mood to deal with making off the cuff choices that could be the wrong one in reflection. She had relaxed a little -- still on edge, but it was much less obvious. Then let's go. We'll hunt something on the way in to the lake and speak about it then. Okay, not to the lake specifically, but it was a good measure of the heart of the territory. It wasn't like she was entirely against letting them getting whatever attempts at answers they were seeking, but not alone. Not with strangers. And certainly not those things when they were as young as they were. She turned and took a couple of steps back towards the bypass.