Of course, when she thought it might be safe to slip away did things get turned up a notch. Her hackles raised and eyes narrowed sharply. Birtie didn't know who to be more displeased with. The small one for running her mouth or the loner for dumping bad news on their doorstep? It seemed everyone wanted to latter gone though. So Birtie, despite being in the background, squared herself for impact. If no one else was going to take care of their little problem then she had no issue doing so. The loner had over stayed her welcome, that much was obvious.