Miriam was surprised to be asked to do anything around here, and even more surprised to see smoke outside the walls. She nodded at Daniel, slightly nervously; she just hoped that the source of the smoke was the result of some weird coincidence. "Yes sir," she replied, finally taking her eyes off the wispy cloud. She took off her backpack and sat on the ground. "Won't take long, right?" [i]Of course it wouldn't take long. Unless it's a campfire manned by an aggressive person--Cut that out, Miriam, it can't be too serious.[/i] "Either way, I brought snacks." She took out a book and started flipping through it, not expecting to have to wait too long.