That's your ally's first mistake. If you have a base of operation, it is always under threat of attack if the location is known. And Trench has plenty of dangerous people. Best to fortify your defenses.

[It did seem to him that she and her allies had suffered greatly for their negligence. He and Maul had plenty of defenses around their house and so many dangerous animals that it was deterrent enough.]

I only had to heal the bite, and that was nothing I haven't had to do before.