Min looked at him with disbelief, his eyes widening. "Wait a minute. This whole time you've been telling us how dangerous it would be to alert the females because they're too many and deadly in groups. And now you want us to go directly into their nest?"
"The point was to prevent the male from alerting them," explained Ren while checking his tools. "If we keep noise to a minimum and don't wake them, we won't die."
"We won't die," repeated Min. "Great. Very reassuring."
Despite their doubts, nobody seriously protested when Ren began advancing toward the entrance first. Everyone knew that, despite his strange methods, Ren had proven during their visits to the depths that he wouldn't put them in danger unless he was certain he could protect them in the worst case.
