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The Regent was almost restless, almost ready to go back on the move.. but she was quite comfortable with her out-of-the-way elevated spot with a decent, if distant, view of the Sandstorm Refuge. So she settled in and tried to watch her surroundings without becoming too obvious in her perch. Staying in one place could be dangerous, but so could moving.

There were almost certainly seekers in the area, but they were making no noise. That was far more off-putting than the ones who were chatty, even quietly. All the more reason for Agni-pariksha to stay exactly where she was.

The Hongshan Quarter held nothing of interest, so Psyche decided to head back to the oasis. She had yet to truly get a good look around, as she'd been quick to run off to look elsewhere after her encounter with the gruff soldier. Hoping she'd be gone by now, the former Huria trekked back to the oasis for another look.

No trace there, either. Mkazo's tail twitched irritably as the dark male paced back to the Hongshan Quarter. Doing his work within the pride lands hadn't gotten him rusty, had it? Then again, Blacksands had been...slightly more life-or-death. He, and the rest of the group, had been forced to stay sharp then. Maybe he should push himself harder.

Team: Nuria, Ruber
Location: Hongshan Quarter

Ruber allowed his mate to drag him over to the Training Grounds, trusting that she had some kind of plan. Of course, his was more wandering around until one or both of them found the Regent, but he wasn't going to say such a dumb thing aloud where Nuria could hear.

"I don't know, it doesn't look like she's here. Why not check the Hongshan Quarter instead?" the male suggested diffidently. Diffidently, because Nuria was prone to take offense at the weirdest things. Not that he cared, much, but given how long this search had been already, he didn't want his mate even more pissed off than she likely already was.

It took a little while for her to notice, but eventually Alya spotted the rest of her teammates in the same area. Her nose wrinkled. "It seems like we're all having the same amount of luck, then," she called, moving towards the two. "Maybe we're not looking hard enough. Do you think perhaps it would be easier if we traveled together?" The lioness asked once she had neared enough. Her tail flicked back and forth behind her in a bit of frustration.

"In either case..." she started, her voice trailing off as she looked around, "I'm going to head and check at the oasis."

Team: Menkar, Chante-peta

(So, each of our rolls can be to lead the group around?)

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Tim-timana, finding nothing in the sandstorm refuge, decided that it was probably past time she checked the Hongshan Quarter. The Regent was half Hongshan, after all, so it made a certain amount of sense. Not that anything about this exercise made much sense, in her opinion.

((IT WOULD HELP IF I ROLLED, maybe I'll put something for Vatra gloating here.))

Mkazo decided he was going to "check out" the Oasis, and grab a cooling drink while he was at it. Though his coat had grown less heavy, adapting out of sheer necessity, his dark fur was still a magnet for the heat. He was still watchful, of course he was, but he let down his guard a bit. Get a drink, be better able to stay at the top of his game, maybe catch Agni-pariksha when she--and the others--start to flag. He could make this work yet.