The sudden attack showed how weak their defenses were. Further, Lind assumed he was working against the clock before someone else found them. Faced with that future, three choices remained.
They could strengthen the formations and weavings to disorient any invader in the hopes they gave up. They could scatter to the remote corners of the Hinterlands. Finally, they could fight.
Lind chose the last but let the rest choose what they wanted. Sheena, unsurprisingly, jumped at the chance to fight. So did many others but many families, such as they existed in them, were worried.
He had noticed that despite several very active members, no children were born. Only children that came with parents or alone from the empires added to their numbers.
Benny was solemn for once but she chose to stay and help fight. Gail had Gravis and his answer was a foregone conclusion. He had to avenge Simon more than Lind had already.
