"Probably not," Sabine agreed, but offered a hopeful, "If there's a need, perhaps they'll let us go when we've fulfilled it." That she wouldn't see Will again if they did had already occurred to her, and saddened her, but she -- and Scott -- both had bondmates worrying over them at home.

She reached a hand out to rest on Will's wrist. "In any event, there's little we can do about it today except to be on our guard for anything that might gain us a measure of stealth. Caros," she said, including them both. "Forgive me for abandoning you, but lunch is calling."