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[She looks grateful as she glances back up - she could have questioned Acumen further, or demanded that she be allowed help, so it's a nice thing to say.
Finally, she starts preparing her tea as well.] Nothing he said really made sense. He was so worried about the pain it could cause someone to find out that a friend was missing... but you'd find out anyway, wouldn't you? Not everyone comes back right away. And having to ask the whole prison or the person on dispatch if someone's around is worse than just checking a list on your own... I think so, anyway. But he fought me on it so hard.