[ Good luck, underlings... Gray watches them zoom off with well wishes. She doesn't particularly care about the meat, but it will be nice if they can all get through lunch without anyone getting jinba-trampled.

With a tentative peace returned to the clearing, Gray turns the sticks with their corn to get a nice even roast while Hayame makes a space for herself. When Hayame's question breaks the silence, Gray looks askance at her with a studied calm. If anyone else had asked her that, she might awkwardly try to make up an excuse, but it should be safe to share even sensitive information with Hayame; for all intents and purposes, they're currently working as two arms of the same operation. ]

Mr. Cyrus asked me to survey the island for strategic positions. He wants to occupy Alenroux... but you probably knew that already.