[ She is reminded of a saying that her Desperate times, desperate measures. This certainly qualifies, though admittedly she's feeling just a touch less worried than she had been before. At this point all she can do is take the future as it comes. The first steps have been taken to finally distance herself from the life of servitude she'd expected to endure, and it's... liberating to finally have some say in her fate once again.
And now it is his turn to return her show of trust. For a moment she isn't sure that he will, but once he does there comes a modicum of relief. She clasps his arm in turn, mindful not to grip too hard, but firmly all the same, nodding once in answer. It's time to go. ]
Then you have my thanks. Let us leave, quickly.
[ Thank X'hal that the communication device they had forced onto her still functioned. It had been damaged in the fighting and it's difficult to imagine how this might have gone had it stopped working before he found her, or during their discussion. If it holds out just a while longer she'll be grateful. ]
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Date: 2019-01-02 02:50 am (UTC)And now it is his turn to return her show of trust. For a moment she isn't sure that he will, but once he does there comes a modicum of relief. She clasps his arm in turn, mindful not to grip too hard, but firmly all the same, nodding once in answer. It's time to go. ]
Then you have my thanks. Let us leave, quickly.
[ Thank X'hal that the communication device they had forced onto her still functioned. It had been damaged in the fighting and it's difficult to imagine how this might have gone had it stopped working before he found her, or during their discussion. If it holds out just a while longer she'll be grateful. ]