[Her lips pucker at him with a frown. Excuse you, she did not get lost, merely turned around! And she's going to continue to blame that stupid octopus for pissing her off so much in the first place!!!
But she would be lying, too, if she said that there wasn't another reason for all of this. It's true that if he hadn't been the one who found her, if she hadn't been in such a state, this likely would never have happened at all. She is scared—petrified, even—of what all of this means, what this place is, and whether or not she'll have a way to return to Valisthea. She had woken up here with a terrifying dread that she hasn't felt in a long, long time...
Having at least one familiar thing... it at least helps to keep that feeling at bay. And she would much rather the usual pricks of frustration with Cidolfus than having to deal with everything else.
Until they do end up going their separate ways, that is...
Benedikta distracts herself with that piece of pizza on her fork, chewing it slowly to buy herself some time before she has to answer him.]
We won't be staying here for very long, from the sounds of it.
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But she would be lying, too, if she said that there wasn't another reason for all of this. It's true that if he hadn't been the one who found her, if she hadn't been in such a state, this likely would never have happened at all. She is scared—petrified, even—of what all of this means, what this place is, and whether or not she'll have a way to return to Valisthea. She had woken up here with a terrifying dread that she hasn't felt in a long, long time...
Having at least one familiar thing... it at least helps to keep that feeling at bay. And she would much rather the usual pricks of frustration with Cidolfus than having to deal with everything else.
Until they do end up going their separate ways, that is...
Benedikta distracts herself with that piece of pizza on her fork, chewing it slowly to buy herself some time before she has to answer him.]
We won't be staying here for very long, from the sounds of it.