Following her into the elevator - why couldn't they take the stairs and save the electricity?- Declan let the bags settle as they rode up. "Well, I started out as a forest ranger for the parks in the state. I took a couple o' defense courses and learned to shoot. The local wild dryads told me that security here needed to be seen to, and suggested I apply. So I did and here I be." It really was that simple in his mind. Sure, he may not be the strongest man around, but he could fight and shoot well enough. Plus, being able to hide as a tree made a rather handy camouflage.