"Do what you have to do. And only what you want to do, and what you think is right. If they really don't want us to die, the people in charge of us will just pull us out of here."
It's precisely what it sounds like: she's brushing off the offer of help. In Rin's view of it, their purpose isn't to thread their own concerns in with the Dakal's. No one could compare their hardships or understand all the Dakal has gone through aside from herself. Still, there's another reason why she states what she does.
"... You have to know most of the Nalawi living now are innocent of whatever happened to your kin. They're suffering the loss of their gifts as well, so like us, those innocents are pretty much the same. I've held hands with their children, Dakal."
Even so, when the storm clears, there is a wavering of something in Rin's eyes—some sort of swell of happiness, or pleasant sentiment. Archer. She can see Archer again. She struggles to fix her attention on the Dakal, faintly trembling with her relief, but she manages it. And she suggests an idea that might be out of place—just "Dakal" or "that Dakal" fits weird on the tongue.
"Never mind any of that. Can we have your name? We have to know who to thank."
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"Do what you have to do. And only what you want to do, and what you think is right. If they really don't want us to die, the people in charge of us will just pull us out of here."
It's precisely what it sounds like: she's brushing off the offer of help. In Rin's view of it, their purpose isn't to thread their own concerns in with the Dakal's. No one could compare their hardships or understand all the Dakal has gone through aside from herself. Still, there's another reason why she states what she does.
"... You have to know most of the Nalawi living now are innocent of whatever happened to your kin. They're suffering the loss of their gifts as well, so like us, those innocents are pretty much the same. I've held hands with their children, Dakal."
Even so, when the storm clears, there is a wavering of something in Rin's eyes—some sort of swell of happiness, or pleasant sentiment. Archer. She can see Archer again. She struggles to fix her attention on the Dakal, faintly trembling with her relief, but she manages it. And she suggests an idea that might be out of place—just "Dakal" or "that Dakal" fits weird on the tongue.
"Never mind any of that. Can we have your name? We have to know who to thank."