"Yes," Ariadne replied. She had a great deal of questions, actually. "But I think it would be better to wait until after I decide to sign on with you." There was, after all, the possibility that she wouldn't prove her mettle. Or that she wouldn't want to sign up.

But the probabilities for both seemed slim. Better to save the questions, then, for after she had a measure of credibility.

"For now, I guess I'll just ask what I need to bring. I don't have much."