A celebration or a warning? Max should not have been that concerned for these strangers, but the time may come where she needs an ally or two. Don had gone to find others, others that needed help; she didn't want her own allies to be weak. This man did not look weak, but she wasn't sure she was ready to align with anyone just yet.

"I need to find Don and his allies." She let him know that others were waiting for her, hoping that if he finally decided to attack he might hesitate if others were around.