[Talking about their shared fears at length seemed a dangerous thing to do, a distraction neither of them could afford, especially when they both seemed to understand the situation at hand without needing to say so. Petra is grateful that the awkwardness between them has been swept aside for many reasons; the problem ahead is not one that either of them will be able to solve on their own, and her concerns about Hilda's safety are as nagging as Hilda's worries about her own.

More than that... it had been lonely without her, strained as things had been.

She presses her lips together into a firm line at Hilda's suggestion, nodding steadily.]

That— I think that is being an excellent place to start. Someone else may have seen something, if we are lucky.

[Anywhere the culprits had been sighted was somewhere worth investigating, but all of this is quite personal to them. Hilda actually seeing someone taken made it even more so.]

Lead the way. I will be right by your side.