[The slums are less dangerous with the two of them keeping an eye on each other's backs, but they walk in silence for a while anyway. It's not uncommon. Of course, she knows what he's wondering without him needing to voice it. Counterpoint—]
I didn't think you were here, either.
[And yet. It's not that he wants to see more of their comrades, here. But he's always relied on Armin's judgment when things get bad. And "eternal night" and "brewing war" are pretty bad. Still—]
He shouldn't be here. [But then, neither should she. Kidnapping people out of their own battles to do their dirty work for them hasn't endeared him to ALASTAIR's cause. Having been away for days already is making his restless. After everything that's happened—] Things are fucked up already without more of us disappearing to this place.
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I didn't think you were here, either.
[And yet. It's not that he wants to see more of their comrades, here. But he's always relied on Armin's judgment when things get bad. And "eternal night" and "brewing war" are pretty bad. Still—]
He shouldn't be here. [But then, neither should she. Kidnapping people out of their own battles to do their dirty work for them hasn't endeared him to ALASTAIR's cause. Having been away for days already is making his restless. After everything that's happened—] Things are fucked up already without more of us disappearing to this place.