( if only that statement made her feel any safer. vanessa wasn't afraid, and not entirely defenceless, but safety and fear didn't always amount to the same thing.
her attention remains on the bat, for now, wondering how it was here, how many others there were. but they weren't important questions. if she asked something she wanted to make sure it was something that she truly wished to know )
And you? ( he'd already claimed no harm towards her ) You said before that what you wished was something I couldn't grant.
( specifically her or people generally she didn't care. she still wanted to know what it was that he wanted )
no subject
her attention remains on the bat, for now, wondering how it was here, how many others there were. but they weren't important questions. if she asked something she wanted to make sure it was something that she truly wished to know )
And you? ( he'd already claimed no harm towards her ) You said before that what you wished was something I couldn't grant.
( specifically her or people generally she didn't care. she still wanted to know what it was that he wanted )