[ If that's all, then it should be alright. Pain is temporary, and while unpleasant hallucinations and visions might be a deeper torture, they're things she's already used to. If that's really all...
A part of her remains wary. What would her mentor do in this situation? ... Intuit the deeper meaning behind the intent of the black liquid, probably.
The whydunit.
But unlike in a murder investigation, knowing the reason won't change the reality of the situation -- that she has nowhere else to go and no means of resisting anything put upon her. With a tinge of resignation, she nods and palms the vial. ]
... Thank you. If you don't mind, I'll drink it somewhere a little quieter.
[ Somewhere not in front of a dozen spectators, who have begun to fan out to try to get a look at her from around Eustace. Gray tugs her hood lower around her face, her gaze dropping automatically in hiding. ]
no subject
A part of her remains wary. What would her mentor do in this situation? ... Intuit the deeper meaning behind the intent of the black liquid, probably.
The whydunit.
But unlike in a murder investigation, knowing the reason won't change the reality of the situation -- that she has nowhere else to go and no means of resisting anything put upon her. With a tinge of resignation, she nods and palms the vial. ]
... Thank you. If you don't mind, I'll drink it somewhere a little quieter.
[ Somewhere not in front of a dozen spectators, who have begun to fan out to try to get a look at her from around Eustace. Gray tugs her hood lower around her face, her gaze dropping automatically in hiding. ]