Coming to an agreement

Folding her muscular arms, she positioned them atop her toned, veined thighs. "Moreover, I'll be the one guarding him, not the other way around. So, for everyone's sake, I think it's best for just the two of us to go initially. In essence," Fifi directed her gaze towards me, closing her eyes momentarily before reopening them, and exhaling as though she was bearing the burden of a tough decision, "I'll be joining Orion in this new settlement when the time comes," she concluded, raising her right hand in agreement, to follow me.

Once Fiona finished speaking, I expected a few more responses from the other women in the room. However, my expectations proved mistaken.

Immediately after her words, Gina's right hand shot into the air, saying "If that's the case, count me in as well." In quick succession, Grandma Celia, Sura, Fiona, and Ursa followed suit.