"I am not much of a warrior to begin with, and if I am in battle I do indeed have my clothes on." It was easier to hide her flickering lines during idle conversations between herself and the human nobles she more often dealt with, seeing as most of the time they weren't talking about anything worthy of a reaction at all.
He had a good point, but Lioriley never did like to be so pessimistic. "Someone created that machine, surely. So maybe it is not the Augur itself we should judge, but those that made it. Either way, I like to think it is not so random."
Once again his question threw her off, and she frowned in turn. "Because I do not believe you inclined to cause me harm. I see no benefit in being cruel or leaving you to potentially suffer alone when I am willing and able to aid you." Basically: she was nice, and if she didn't offer she would probably regret it for the rest of her life, even if the situation was not dire.
Tempted as she was to ask him to continue that thought, she decided to focus on the other part of his sentence. "They will not be strangers forever. Unless you planned to hide from all those you were intimate with."
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He had a good point, but Lioriley never did like to be so pessimistic. "Someone created that machine, surely. So maybe it is not the Augur itself we should judge, but those that made it. Either way, I like to think it is not so random."
Once again his question threw her off, and she frowned in turn. "Because I do not believe you inclined to cause me harm. I see no benefit in being cruel or leaving you to potentially suffer alone when I am willing and able to aid you." Basically: she was nice, and if she didn't offer she would probably regret it for the rest of her life, even if the situation was not dire.
Tempted as she was to ask him to continue that thought, she decided to focus on the other part of his sentence. "They will not be strangers forever. Unless you planned to hide from all those you were intimate with."