Sun Mote Copse Chase the sky into the ocean

Wraen's cheerful voice broke through Maia's dutiful plodding, and the similarity of what she offered to Kiwi's jab made her wince.  Hey!  she recovered, greeting Wraen brightly.  Um, yeah, sure.  I was already doing a patrol thing.  She gestured.  But if you were thinking something else... There was no mistaking the hopeful tone on that question.

Wow this patrolling business was boring.  She did the whole hunting thing sometimes and that was okay, and the traveling thing.  But walking in circles around the same patch of ground was where she drew the line, and at this point she was only still going because she couldn't stand the other girl's voice in her head.