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Max couldn't help but smile a little as Lucas did a quick recap of the day. Not even a whole day had gone by and they had run into a lot of trouble. She dropped her bag down against the same tree that Lucas left Sage against.
"And that was just a warm up..." she murmured, freezing for a moment as the rain hit her before pulling the hood of her hooded jacket over her head. It would keep her dry, though her hair was too long, the ends of her bunches spilling from her hood and were soon drenched. For the first time, her reaction agreed with the boys, not appreciating the soaking. "Pulling out all the stops now to make this difficult."

Max slid her bow back on her shoulder as Lucas asked about scouting, nodding in agreement to his initial thoughts.
"We can't all leave Sage while he's like that," She said, noticing that Ish had sat himself down under his own tree. "Looks like Ish volunteered to stay...?" She added, giving another of her sweetest smiles. She was pretty sure Ish wouldn't want to wander around in the rain anyway. Max turned her attention back to Lucas,
"Keep an eye out for roads, train tracks or buildings close by. If you run into trouble, make an obvious signal for us - We'll be there as soon as, but you will have to hold your own till then, 'kay? My signal is a howl," She explained, glancing to Ish to check if he was keeping up. "Don't go out too far, and be back in an hour latest. We can't hang around for too long in one spot."

When she was sure that she'd explained the plan enough, she gave him a clap on the arm and a reassuring grin. Before disappearing, she knelt down by Sage, taking a moment to zip up his jacket for him. A treetop gave a little shelter, but not great and she doubted Ish would be helping with that any time soon. Max stood again, looking over to Ish again and giving him a little wave, "Now you be good!" she said, teasingly. If she didn't make fun of the fact she felt a little too much like everyone's mother, she would probably end up getting overly stressed by it. With that, she began to move away from the group and disappear among the trees.