Kat got through two more bubbles and heard much the same thing as she did the first time, "company policy, can't do it, yad yada," and was really starting to question exactly how good this 'company policy' was overall. The only bright spot in her three attempts was the third group who had revealed the barrier would hold up against the fire for three days before it exhausted itself. Leaving them was by far the easiest choice she'd made so far because they KNEW it was good enough to last. The others assumed, and that comment from the first bubble about them failing occasionally was a slight damper on things but it was mostly fine.
*Still I wonder if my time could be better spent elsewhere. In fact, maybe I should turn back to Nixilei and ask her what to do? Three for three is fairly conclusive that this is the norm here. Is it worth searching for that needle in a haystack where I CAN actually help rather then being a glorified door to door salesman nobody wants?*
