[@POOHEAD189] - Mm, not really. Kiera's an outsider, even to her family, but she won't abandon them. She [i]will[/i] very likely look for other solutions - from her point of view, barricading the tavern is not a great plan. From the point of view of the woman [i]writing[/i] her, I need to reconcile that with the fact that everyone else wants to stand and fight. Depending on how much time I really want to devote to untangling that, it might not even be a question, though. The story is larger than my momentary hang-ups.

Edit: Oh! [@Flagg], have you read Joe Abercrombie's "First Law" books? :3