"We are all tired of the waiting, always," Arha said in a quiet voice. "But we cannot act on impulse alone. Such a thing you know, such a thing I know. To move in haste could mean our own demise, so we will wait and study and formulate if it takes us five more years of running and surviving before we move accordingly. We do not have much in the way of options."

Arha reached to squeeze Sheeana's knee gently.

"Patience," she said, her voice amused. "The Jed-Eye, they always say this thing and they are right. Do not blind yourself simple because you wish another path. Walk this one until opportunity presents other possibilities lest you walk yourself off a cliff."