"I...I see..." Amber replied, remembering distinctly that Halite had attacked Citrine first, but maybe to him, that one didn't count.  Amber stepped out from behind Citrine, feeling that if she showed that she was afraid of Halite, it might make him trust her less.  If she showed she trusted him, maybe he could trust her back.  "I-if..." Amber started, looking over at Steven and Garnet, hoping that she wasn't over-stepping her authority, "If you don't want to be ordered around...if you don't want to fight, maybe you can just stay here for the time being.  You won't have to take any orders, you won't have to fight..."