Afraid? The noah who casually tormented and nearly killed both of them was afraid? Rinali blinked a few times at this realization. At the same time, this meant that they were on an even playing field. Maybe she'd even be able to find her innocence again. Four days wasn't much, but it seemed likely to be a long time in a place like this.

"That gives us a little bit of an advantage, at least," she admitted. "Do you think she's still a threat to the other people here?" She fervently hoped Allen had sent out a warning on the bulletin boards she had passed in the sun room, and hadn't just decided to try and solve the problem himself. He had a tendency for taking every burden wholly onto himself.