Her question echoed the thought he had left unvoiced and he turned slowly from the flower to face her directly. The frown on Sohalia's face was, he thought, a sign of intense focus and it was understandable given all that she had been through. All that he had lost. And had taken from her. "There is no one stronger." He spoke quietly, inclining his head in acknowledgment of her words. "Our strongest have already failed twice." Which left the question of just what they could do next.
A question that Sohalia answered, not meeting his eyes. Hadama drew in a slow, deep breath, and let it out just as carefully as he turned her words over in his mind. He was silent for a time, thoughtful, before spoke again.
"The first challenge will be to take it from Dahlia," he agreed carefully. "The second... will be to hold it. May I ask your plans?" He did not have a right to know them, and arguably it was potentially safer if he did not know. Every person she told was a potential leak to Vox. But that was a risk she would have to decide to take... or not, if she wanted allies.
A question that Sohalia answered, not meeting his eyes. Hadama drew in a slow, deep breath, and let it out just as carefully as he turned her words over in his mind. He was silent for a time, thoughtful, before spoke again.
"The first challenge will be to take it from Dahlia," he agreed carefully. "The second... will be to hold it. May I ask your plans?" He did not have a right to know them, and arguably it was potentially safer if he did not know. Every person she told was a potential leak to Vox. But that was a risk she would have to decide to take... or not, if she wanted allies.
