They're still alive! They're all still alive. Avery doesn't have quite so deep a connection to them as her allies do, siblings and lovers and all that, but the relief when she hears it is still stronger than she expected. Which is... hm...

"Then we trade them, right?" she checks with the others after a moment, not moving yet. This is so not her area of expertise, so she's going to wait for instructions from one of them before she does anything. "Truss them up like pigs, march them out in front of the gates, and demand our people back."

Even if it doesn't work, it'll definitely help with the "Distract" part of their job description, right?