[color=fafabe]"Well? Hurry up then!"
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Eve was more than ready to leave at this point, the idea of simply being on the ground (even if she wouldn't actually be on the ground too much thanks to the beast she knew as the wind) once again was enough to make her feel much giddier than she had felt in a rather long time. Chromite's comment had definitely taken her by surprise, and she couldn't help but feel that something was off.

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"Oh, um...No offense, Chromite, ma'am, but why the sudden interest? Is it because Bloodstone ordered to keep an eye on us? Because I don't think that statement still stands once we return to ground. And I hope I don't sound rude, but I'd rather you not join us, as I just wanted to...You know...Nevermind. Pretend I said nothing, words are failing me right now. They've been doing so for a while,"[/color] she said with a small, humourless chuckle, thinking of all her scrapped letters to Sodalite. Yes indeed, words were troublesome things, and she knew that they had their own sort of power. She had seen so with her own eyes with Sodalite, and knew she had to choose hers more carefully. She wasn't particularly concerned with her words to Chromite; as long as she didn't anger or insult her she would be fine, but nonetheless. Her eyes were fixed on her toes for a few moments, silent, before she eventually lifted her gaze back up.

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"Anyways, my previous statement still stands, but if you insist, you can come along with us, as long as Reggie's okay with it. Though again, and with all due respect, I'd rather you not. If you do come I just want to ask that you -and you too, Reg- give me some distance when I go to see Sodalite. She'll most likely be wary of you,"[/color] she said, looking to Chromite, and then to Reggie, [color=fafabe]"And possibly even you, with your new getup and whatnot...And...Well, she's probably going to be wary, upset, and angry around me enough as is since I've spent so much time with Bloodstone, and I don't want to put her on edge any more than need be. That, and I want to...I want to talk to her alone. Fair enough, ma'am?"[/color]