[There is no more time. If the fighting is returning back in this direction, she cannot remain here. Casting an eye on the still figures, Lysithea makes a split-second decision that will haunt her for some time afterwards. She collects the girl onto her back and quickly hobbles away, leaving the unmoving Sleepers behind.
She would be back. ...She tells herself, at that moment in time.
With the freed captive, she stagger-runs back to the alcove in which she had originally hid and sets her gently down on the ground. 'Stay here,' she whispers, uncertain if the girl could really process her words.
Then she reemerges, ready to lead the zealots off Diluc's trail.]
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She would be back. ...She tells herself, at that moment in time.
With the freed captive, she stagger-runs back to the alcove in which she had originally hid and sets her gently down on the ground. 'Stay here,' she whispers, uncertain if the girl could really process her words.
Then she reemerges, ready to lead the zealots off Diluc's trail.]