'Why Bannok?'
That was the question Tycondrius posed to Natalya as soon as they were able to speak in private.
At first, she complained that she wanted to volunteer Pale.
However, she was aware that the boy was occupied with another mission-- one arguably just as important.
After that, Natalya insisted that she would have 'obviously' volunteered herself, were it not for the condition of her Divine Armor.
In her short exchange with Gruen Grunnar, Starfury took a substantial amount of structural damage atop superficial damages incurred on the front line.
A company of Immunes was set to work, performing field repairs, but they needed time.
--which was yet another reason their side benefited by entertaining the lizards' travesty.
Despite her defensive response alluding to otherwise, Tycon did not question her to imply her cowardice.
