[Perhaps her friends gave her a sense of honor and a sense of poetics, but her boundless curiosity is her own, as is her belief in her duty and her men. She fights for them, and that is why they follow her unwaveringly.]

They do. A leader and her men must trust and respect each other. No battle is fought alone.

[They draw ever closer to their destination, and she studies it curiously.] I suppose the village is unfamiliar to you. Or have you obtained memories of the place from your sister?