>Take a moment to consider her words.
>"What you say makes a lot of sense. To be honest, the thought has occured to me, as well, about the spiders' avoiding human contact. I haven't been able to work that part out myself yet, if these are just beasts. And as much as I'm not sure I can handle this solo, the thought of simply leaving them out there doesn't sit quite right with me."
>Take another moment.
>"How does this sound to you? Like you said, the more information we have, the better. So I'll go back out there myself now, to see if I can get a look at the lair itself. I'm better prepared to defend myself now, if I have to, and I've already proven that I can get away from them if I get overwhelmed. Even better, they seem reluctant to follow me too far."
>"If it turns out not to be as bad as it could be, I might be able to handle things on my own. And if I get in over my head, I'll beat feet and come back here with more information."