A tall girl dressed in a male-style suit, with black hair and pigeon blue eyes stood in front of a half circle of five family elders who looked similar enough. Except all of the men's eyes tended towards a steely gray, including her biological father. Qat assumed that her presence at the Coiled Serpent had finally returned as news to them and that they would have questions and further instructions.
It was a few days after returning from the work mission she had been assigned. The Ironclad Order was assisting in protection details throughout the near regions for the parties that were examining, stocking, or otherwise preparing the forts for the coming war. The main effort was driven by the Continental Army, and they usually requested participants that had served and were familiar with the rules of that organization.
"We understand you've had some trips to the southern plains recently."
