"Mmm. I apologize." It's reluctant, but she makes the concession when she sees just how groggy the woman is. "But we need to get this job underway ASAP, for everyone's sake."

She almost looks away, but then Natalie asks her question and the robot soldier gives her a better look. More assessing. "Anything much more than half a mile out is scrap already. Still leaves a lot of ground to cover, but we know the locations we need to look in. Weight's not so much an issue: I can haul all the gear we can fit on the sled."