"Why wouldn't I be safe?" she asked. "Is someone here going to try to kill me?"
She made no motion at all. But the doll's head turned this way and that, as if searching for the would-be assassin among the crowd. Apparently seeing no threat, it turned its glassy-eyed gaze back to the man at the table.
The restaurant was busy all around them. People came and went. Bussers came by to clear plates. Waitresses brought people their food and drinks. But Trinket stood perfectly still throughout it all, even as people wove around her when she blocked their path. She showed no signs of concern over being in the way, not did she seem to hear when someone said "Excuse me." She simply stood, and waited, her attention entirely focused on the man as she awaited the answer to her question.
She made no motion at all. But the doll's head turned this way and that, as if searching for the would-be assassin among the crowd. Apparently seeing no threat, it turned its glassy-eyed gaze back to the man at the table.
The restaurant was busy all around them. People came and went. Bussers came by to clear plates. Waitresses brought people their food and drinks. But Trinket stood perfectly still throughout it all, even as people wove around her when she blocked their path. She showed no signs of concern over being in the way, not did she seem to hear when someone said "Excuse me." She simply stood, and waited, her attention entirely focused on the man as she awaited the answer to her question.
