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The laughter faded, the last of it leaving as Xell accused her of being foolish.  But a smile lingered on her face as she blinked at him and then lifted her gaze to the cliff above.  "Oh, Iunno, I'm pretty sure that guy meant to murder us," she said, tone only barely less flippant.  "I've no interest in dying -- I'm no fool.  But a little danger is what makes you feel [i]alive![/i]"  Her amber eyes gleamed.  "'Sides, this is how I see it: the worse things are, the more you gotta laugh.  What's the point of being miserable over stuff you can't control, or paralyzed with fear over what might happen?  'Snot like that helps any.  Life is for living!  Might as well enjoy it, yeah?"