"Before the lights went out I hunted with my dad and my brothers," Orion said, looking down at her lap. "They're gone now, or if not gone then they're where I can't find them. I don't know if I'll ever see any of them again."
The hunter gave it some thought. Being asked to pull her own weight didn't sound like such a terrible thing, and what was she doing if not fending for herself out here? Still, she kind of chafed at the idea of someone being her 'leader' when she got along all right without that. Especially if that particular leader was stubborn.
"I'm information gathering," she told Vesper. "To see if there's a tribe that might be a fit for me."