She took the blade and slipped it into the small sheath on her belt, adjusting her bracers while she had the moment to do so. They would need to be at their best for the close-quarters combat they were about to enter into. "I hate to wonder...but I never could tell where those animals were coming from. You don't think the Initiative was giving them to us, do you?" It was a foolish notion born out of paranoia, she knew. Who would try to kill their own recruits? "Or the United Earth, perhaps?" Neither were pleasant options.

Once she'd adjusted her armor, she finally nodded. "Picking off a few at least would give us the advantage. I just hope there aren't more so close by, or killing those five will draw more to us." It couldn't be helped, she realized, but it would be difficult.