Any time you're out in the middle of nowhere, especially when it's wintertime, you have to think about food and water. Having almost a dozen people show up out of nowhere throws a wrench in plans like those, even if there's a village with stores of food available.

But Sonia probably knows that, and if she doesn't, Beth's not going to put the thought in her head. If things get bad later, they'll deal with it then.

"With the war," Beth supplies, filling in the few details she's picked up from the guards that brought them here. "With the...Cetas?"