Ariadne had sort of been hoping Luke would catch her, not that she didn't know how to take a fall. Unfortunately, the Pthumerians, being the Pthumerians, immediately made her regret pretty much every single choice she'd made. Because in her desperation to put an end to the snarling, she sort of forgot about the fact that her blood was rebelling against her right now. And that even the slightest touch from another Sleeper sent a spike of pain through her. She was like one big bruise.

Sucking in air between her teeth, she gave Luke a small, grateful nod. Then promptly planted her feet on the ground, determined to prove her readiness to go forward. Even if all she wanted to do was curl up beside him and take a very, very long nap.

Anyway, Maul's attention was off Ezra, so that was good. It was what she wanted, anyway. "The sooner we find the board, the sooner we can get going," she said. "We find the board, we roll the dice, we deal with consequences. This is not going to be easy, but the four of us are all trained. We can do it if we work together."