She nods. One of the outsiders, yes, though she's dressed up in enough clothes of the hillfolks' style of dress that she's starting to blend in.

"I'm sorry. It's hard to be away from home." She's sympathetic and curious, wondering at the thought that a thirteen year old would be brought somewhere for a war. Children younger than that survived at home, sure, but that wasn't a choice. "Is Beta Colony far from here?"

The question might not really matter, though; what used to be nearby becomes unfathomable in its distance when the trip is violent, or if home is no longer safe. Beth's learned that as well as anyone.