There was a certain preening after that tiniest smile. Bay liked being seen, not noticed, actually seen as herself. How much she put herself into whatever her cause was. This cause was to get home, as she had a home to go to. Some. Others just want to understand this world. Thorne is full of nerds.

The main thing is to be less trapped by the factions that have us. Which is why working together was so important, too much of this world was their enemy. Either directly like the cultists who attacked summoned before she got here. Or the Queen of Thorne who was not to be trusted at all. Still, she let her bravado drop a bit, But you're right. We don't want eyes on us. Like meeting with summoned from the other factions in the dead of night so no faction will question what's going on.