Sye listens to Alister until they are well clear of the other group. "I agree, sir. We do need to focus on the survivors at this point. My gut tells me that anyone that can move is to be our first priority. Obviously if they can move themselves they would probably already be lingering around already. But there might be those who merely need help from a broken leg. Those people we can help with relative ease."
She looks around at the carnage and stops. "If I may, sir. Speak freely that is. I am concerned about Miss Foster and Duncan. You have charged me with troop morale and reporting to you any trouble I might be aware of. And you know my loyalty to you is unbreakable, sir. Well, I was quite impressed with the young Miss Foster last night. I had a chance to speak with her after my performance in the pleasure tent before we left camp. She is a bright woman with many gifts to offer. But I fear that she needs good influences in her life. She has potential to be something special - I can see it in her eyes. But there is a part of her that is troubled. And, well, I don't know quite how to say this, sir. But I worry about Duncan. I know you saw earlier how he seemed to lack respect for your position and status. He left me with an odd feeling the other day when I managed to speak with him. I fear that Duncan and I are opposites, really. And ... well ... I hope Lily is strong enough to withstand him. There now, I've said it and can't take it back. I don't trust him, sir. He's little respect for the chain of command. I saw the way Lily eyed him and then walked off without waiting for him just now. She knows it too."
She looks blankly at the carnage around her. "Tell me you've not seen it yourself, sir, and there'll be no more of this talk from me. You have my word."