Rachel smiled at the girl, Luna. "It's true I would be cooler, but this coat is my mark. The symbol that shows all of my training wasn't pointless." The tactician accepted her canteen back, gratefully taking a swig herself. With a smile she thought [i] I like this girl, so full of energy even in the crippling heat of the desert. [/i] And then took another measured swig.

Rachel gave a cursory scan of the perimeter, apparently the Dancer had joined the Priest and Dark Mage, and Kai still wasn't back. "She shouldn't have gone alone...." She muttered to herself. Her attention returned to Luna to answer the girl's question, and to return one of her own. "Well Luna, my name's Rachel. Tell, me what are you doing with the Shepherds? How long ago did you join?"