As always, his arguments were well phrased, and she couldn't find any weak spots in them. The urge was there, to pick apart his words and see how far she could push her arguments, make a discussion out of it... but perhaps it wasn't the right kind of topic for that. Maea shrugged with a smile, uncomitted. "I suppose that just solidifies the fact that I'm not suited for leadership," she commented dryly. "I usually can't hide my emotions, even when I try to. Only solution I have is to not feel at all, and that's... probably not a good look either."
She listened with grim interest to the retelling of the finds. Jigano confirmed other things she'd heard about as well, like the relation to the Ascended. Another reason to dislike The Voice, if she had needed any. "Let us hope that they don't have a wish to go anywhere else," she said, a light frown darkening her features. "It's a scourge I don't wish upon anyone... but in case they do spread out, perhaps it'd be better to assume that no region is safe. And perhaps someone should keep an eye on the Portals, just in case they try to cross to Halo or Torchline." The thought of these monsters wreaking havoc on regions previously spared, whose safety precautions might not be as stringent as the Hollowed Ground's, was quite horrific indeed.
"Maybe I should stay after all," she worried, "and make myself useful. There's no point in acquiring all this power if I don't use it for something good..."
Maea
this too shall pass
