Violet was at first pretty excited she was about to get an answer to what 'holding the string' meant. This quickly faded she started to get a long lesson on how 'leyline' magic worked. As informative as it was it didn't do much other than confuse her. She's known people who were able to cast magic but it wasn't real magic, just something that acted similar to magic. Real mages were but a long-lost fairy tale in her world; one she'd seen with her own eyes but still a thousand-year-old story. Jasper would apologize for their tangent which made Violet feel a bit at ease to know she didn't need to memorize all of that. While that was reassuring, what followed was not. She'd hear talk about this 'Spire' again and how it's consuming this world. It sounds like we need to stop this and Kite is the one who can but... Kite is 'sharing my time?' What does that even mean? And what is this 'pact of want'? And this pact can end up hurting me in the long run? Does that mean Kite is using my life to bring himself back? He wouldn't do that... right? He's been protecting me this entire time. He's been making sure that I've been making it out of places alive while putting so much on himself. He's risked his life too many times for this to be true. But if he knew he'd come back, does it count as a sacrifice? It would make sense to keep that which makes you immortal alive. Violet would look to Kite and remember the nightmare Keepa showed her.
	
	She'd grab her head, shaking it and shutting her eyes. It wasn't something she wanted to remember and something she wanted to put behind her. Violet takes a deep breath to try and calm herself. She wouldn't get anything from dreading about this now. Violet would come back at the end on Jasper's aside talking about Cart-Dragger and Cart-Pusher. Jasper would continue to directly answer her question. They'd say that Violet was just the first person that Kite found. This didn't make her feel any better knowing she could easily be replaced. Not only that but several people have already been called to this place, only to have already died. Jasper would conclude their thought with something that filled Violet with a bit of dread; we were simply next. Her group was no different than the people who came before her. She could meet the same fate as everyone else who came before her, and with her skillset, was very likely. Violet started to see that asking these questions could give her answers she didn't want to know. Even if that was the case, this was something she needed to do. Being informed was important to be prepared. The more she knew, the more she could remove and unknown factors from this already mysterious situation she'd in.

	Well if what Jasper was implying about Violet being a 'leader' was to be believed, then it was time she started acting like one. Caring about her role and purpose aren't qualities of a leader. She should be thinking ahead and towards achieving victory, whatever that meant. Violet, after a long pause, would speak up. [color=violet]So how do we stop this Spire? If there are poachers here, are they in the same situation as us? Couldn't we amass an army to fight... whatever we're fighting?[/color] Violet tried to keep her questions as objective as possible, removing any personal questions from her mind. Before Jasper could answer, however, Violet would look to Kite, her voice shaky as she began to speak. [color=violet]Do you need me in particular or would anyone have done? And are you only keeping me alive so you don't die? You don't have to answer if you don't want to.[/color] Violet regretted asking that but she couldn't help herself. It was something she needed to ask. She'd take a more monotone voice as she continued. [color=violet]No matter how you answer, I know it doesn't change what I need to do. I just ask that you be a bit more forthcoming with me. If you are how we can escape from this place, then I will do everything I can to assist you.[/color]