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The squad leader looked to one of the younger men and gave him a small nod. The man would move off after Nell, vanishing after her. The squad leader then looked back to Asral, giving a short nod as the remaining members of his squad fell in behind her,with him walking next to her. They all moved in silence, save the occasionally sound of armor or weapons rattling as the metal made contact. The soldiers' eyes were never still,always they were moving about, searching for possible dangers to the women they had been told to safeguard...and yet, it was clear that the implacable Fire men were on edge. "I don't like this." The squad leader said suddenly. "It's...too easy." They had met no resistance except for a single patrol...surely the Earth Tribe was more secure than this.