Surprised, Rinoa slowly loosened her grip on the railing, coming back to stand normally. He'd spared her because of Jack? That didn't make any sense. He obviously didn't care for him, almost spitting the words back at her, so why wouldn't he take his revenge?
"Wait," she heard herself say, although a smarter woman would have accepted the reprieve. But her curiousity was too much. "Why did you let me go because of him?" She took a tentative step in the direction of the retreating form, hoping he wouldn't draw on her again. It seemed the danger was past.