Of all the concerns running through Elise, she knew she was right to trust him.
The implant sat painful inside her throat, causing her mouth to water and muscles to clamp down in an attempt to swallow. "It will do," she replied tightly, coaxing herself to relax and accept the discomfort. The fact that he offered to help her at all was a kindness she wouldn't forgot. But then again, they had done that both for each other.
She could have overpowered him and left long ago.
Neither were seeking to undo the other.
Elise took a deep breath, her eyes sliding back towards his control panel as she watched them pull into dock. "How long will it last?" She tried to keep her thoughts in the present, but as they jerked into the dock she felt unmistakable presence of darkness on the horizon. Her stomach sank. She swallowed hard.
"The children-" Came the question one more time, falling rapidly from her lips, coated with the concern she had tried to withhold. Any news? Still safe?
The implant sat painful inside her throat, causing her mouth to water and muscles to clamp down in an attempt to swallow. "It will do," she replied tightly, coaxing herself to relax and accept the discomfort. The fact that he offered to help her at all was a kindness she wouldn't forgot. But then again, they had done that both for each other.
She could have overpowered him and left long ago.
Neither were seeking to undo the other.
Elise took a deep breath, her eyes sliding back towards his control panel as she watched them pull into dock. "How long will it last?" She tried to keep her thoughts in the present, but as they jerked into the dock she felt unmistakable presence of darkness on the horizon. Her stomach sank. She swallowed hard.
"The children-" Came the question one more time, falling rapidly from her lips, coated with the concern she had tried to withhold. Any news? Still safe?