[ Alina is preparing to roll her eyes and resume her attempt at a rest while Kirigan continues... well, being himself, moving through whatever monologue he has prepared.
And then her spine stiffens when he says Mal's name. Even in the dim dungeons, her eyes are wide reflecting the lamps that flicker around them. There's a decision in front of her. Comfort covering the steel jaws of a trap, safety visible through the circle of a snare, his name dangled out like a lure.
If only she was wise enough not to bite. ]
You'll help me. And Mal. And anyone else from our world get back to Ravka.
[ That is absolutely not what he said, but the wheels in her head are already spinning faster than she can really examine it more closely. Clearly he earned some favor here to be on the other side of these bars, and if he can do that, he can get her and Mal out too, and then somehow she'll find a way to strand him here.
Not that she has any idea how to destroy the Fold without him (or with him, honestly) but that is future Alina's problem.
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And then her spine stiffens when he says Mal's name. Even in the dim dungeons, her eyes are wide reflecting the lamps that flicker around them. There's a decision in front of her. Comfort covering the steel jaws of a trap, safety visible through the circle of a snare, his name dangled out like a lure.
If only she was wise enough not to bite. ]
You'll help me. And Mal. And anyone else from our world get back to Ravka.
[ That is absolutely not what he said, but the wheels in her head are already spinning faster than she can really examine it more closely. Clearly he earned some favor here to be on the other side of these bars, and if he can do that, he can get her and Mal out too, and then somehow she'll find a way to strand him here.
Not that she has any idea how to destroy the Fold without him (or with him, honestly) but that is future Alina's problem.
It's settled, except for one fact... ]
They let you summon.
[ Just confirming. ]