"I do not understand your question." The words were all enunciated soft and slow. She left that control of his to him and stood waiting, the picture of calm patience. All she had wanted was to walk away, but if he wanted to play, she would have to acquiesce.
"Maybe you could ask another way." So helpful, as if the interrogation were indeed the highlight of her day. A suggestive flicker of her eyes over him as she said it left that unspoken offer between them. He wasn't so foolish as to get close. As if proximity had aught to do with it... If she were stronger, smarter, she would have been fighting back. But Liliana had those naive beliefs still that all conflict could be resolved without bloodshed.