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[color=fe7e53][i]'Little ones?'[/i][/color] she thought to herself as she was patted on the head. Despite the surprise the comment brought, she still offered a thankful smile to the older man, not actually minding the nick name - after all, she was shorter than he was, though not as short as Sonya. She watched the soldier walk off before smirking at his comment. [color=fe7e53][i]'Well, they can look all they want, but no touching..'[/i][/color] she mused in her own head before giving Silas a sideways glance. She didn't say much at first, watching the man with a new perspective. It was not lost on her that he had gained the notable loyalty of the gray-haired man which spoke at least something of him, she just wasn't sure what yet.

Before long though Sonya had shown up, to whom Odessa gave a smile to. [color=fe7e53][b]"I like to keep my promises.."[/b][/color] she said to the mage, in a reassuring tone. She knew well enough that Sonya didn't trust all that easily - it was not hard to pick up from her body language and comments, such as not letting others know about her magic often, so she wanted to make sure the masked woman felt safe. She then looked over the rest of the soldier quickly and then to their new battlefield.

Clenching her fists, she turned to Silas and gave him a nod, her expression steeling over with resolve. [color=fe7e53][b]"Thank you.. I'll do my best to protect our mage so the field stays on our terms, but how I do it is in your hands.. commander."[/b][/color] She wasn't sure how well it would go over with the new man in charge, but after asking such a big favor, she wanted to make sure Silas felt like he was being given the proper respect and control. Even in spite of never being in a true battle though, she seemed surprisingly collected and level-headed, though tense and ready to spring.