[ She's glad he says it, if only to keep the burden from falling on herself. The thought is to terrible, the fate it promises is too awful and Alayne isn't sure which is worse — living in a world of monsters or becoming a monster herself. (She promises Master Chief that she'll be careful, that she'll do her very best to survive. But what hope did she possibly have in this place, removed from those she knew and trusted best? Courtesy had no currency here and courtesy was the only one Alayne knew how to barter.)
Quietly, quietly (if she's frightened she plays it very close to her chest; he's not the only one who's been taught how to school his expression): ] Yes.
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Quietly, quietly (if she's frightened she plays it very close to her chest; he's not the only one who's been taught how to school his expression): ] Yes.