We would most likely...what's the phrase again? Ah. Play with our food.

[Her voice is still light, still cruel as ever. If she were by herself, things would be different. But with One and Alice here...it's obvious what role she would play if need be. It was the one she was born for.

She would kill, distract, and anything else to keep her battle companions safe. But...she wasn't sure if Alice felt the same way. The grip on her sword was shaky. Trust, it seemed, was a long, long road.]

It's too bad there isn't a subtle way of clearing the crowd where we walked. Or going about unseen. Either way would make it easier to get behind a locked door, or possibly familiar territory.

[If not the fortress...there was the ship, Airy around, was there not? It had been noisy in there, but at least it could offer an easy trip back to a place they knew.

Or rather, where One and Alice knew. This was still all new to Caren.]