For a second, the detached coldness in her expression softened. A genuine, warm smile touched her elegant lips.
"But…" Elyndra continued, tilting her head slightly. "Since you were so brave just now. Stepping up so heroically to help me, even knowing that you were absolutely no match for that cutie. Honestly, it was so cool. I can't even remember the last time someone stepped up to save me."
She let out a soft, musical giggle that felt entirely out of place in a slaughterhouse ravine.
"I have decided!" she declared brightly. "I will take care of that sleepy cutie in the deep rot before I go. Consider it my thanks for your chivalry."
