[ Well, he has her there. Is there a difference? Deeply meditating versus being deeply asleep. Given she sleeps like the dead, it actually could be more dangerous than going into the Horizon. Nodding her head in concession, she turns herself to face him fully. ]

I'm Claire. To be honest, I'm wary and not pleased to be in the middle of someone else's conflict. [ Again. ] And yet here I am—here we are—expected to jump in as if we have deep roots.

[ This isn't like fighting for Scotland. She had people she loved deeply there, an entire way of life was being decimated. But here? ]

I'd rather this not escalate into something full-scale, which means I suppose I'm contributing in the effort to keep things calm for the foreseeable future.