"You're a good girl, Korrin," Rose put her arm around Korrin's shoulders, walking close beside her so that the shield on her back tapped against her pauldron's every fourth stride, "You were thinking of the group before yourself. That's very admirable; but are you happy here? Goodness knows, Shokrokar can be a little... overwhelming."

That's an understatement, for you.

"But you don't have to stay, if you don't want to," Rose's demeanor was all sympathy, radiating concern and protectiveness like the heat off a campfire-- and then her gentle smile twisted wry, "Of course, you could always come join my Gems, if you like... We've always got a spot open for you, you know."