"And long may they hold," is Kaidan's opinion of the village's tenacity. For all that he's playing things close to the vest, he's clearly no Cetagandan apologist. "How do you find them?" he wonders, with a lift of his chin that takes in Riverfall and its' surroundings. "I guess that's what I really want to know. Who these people are, beyond just pawns on a board two generals are playing."

The cart, now with double the manpower devoted to filling it, creaks gently as it settles more heavily onto its axles.