[ And suddenly Poro felt like he was being watched, the tiny carrier freezing in place and hesitantly squeaking. But from where? Rotating a bit to look around, he continued to whine. He would never suspect a pounce.

Lux nodded in agreement. ]

Although, if you think about it, whatever force that brought us here was likely in preparation for this. The people themselves might not remember what war is like, but someone or something is well enough aware.

[ She should have been more off-put by all of this than she was, but she knew of stories from her world that involved people being pulled onto the field of battle. It was true that they were stories, and hardly proven, but the possibility remained. ]

Yes. I'm glad that you feel that way. We may not be able to keep them from coming here, but the least we can do is take care of them to the best of our ability.