"It's too central," she says, of the Hotel. "While Shudder is certainly... conscientious, he is only one man. And the Hotel is well-known."
At Arno's declaration, China looks somewhat more thoughtful. Arno is not a person who would say such things lightly. He knows war, and while his ideas about honor are, occasionally, adorable, she rather thinks he has a practicality about him. But... Shay?
"I'm familiar with Master Cormac," she says, dryly. "Most strikingly, when he fell from the sky lacking most of his clothes." She is considering it, though, as evidenced by the fact she hasn't dismissed it any more strenuously.
China doesn't trust people, really. Arno is the best option she has available of a bad lot. Does she trust him this far, though?
"Convince me," she says after a moment. "I have not been particularly impressed with Master Cormac, but he does have a certain gift for blending into a crowd." She gestures toward the door. "I will need to make this known eventually -- they do not wish to provide anything useful until they have enough evident agreement among Foreigners that they'll be protected -- but that should wait until I am sure they're safe enough for now. Shall we?"
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At Arno's declaration, China looks somewhat more thoughtful. Arno is not a person who would say such things lightly. He knows war, and while his ideas about honor are, occasionally, adorable, she rather thinks he has a practicality about him. But... Shay?
"I'm familiar with Master Cormac," she says, dryly. "Most strikingly, when he fell from the sky lacking most of his clothes." She is considering it, though, as evidenced by the fact she hasn't dismissed it any more strenuously.
China doesn't trust people, really. Arno is the best option she has available of a bad lot. Does she trust him this far, though?
"Convince me," she says after a moment. "I have not been particularly impressed with Master Cormac, but he does have a certain gift for blending into a crowd." She gestures toward the door. "I will need to make this known eventually -- they do not wish to provide anything useful until they have enough evident agreement among Foreigners that they'll be protected -- but that should wait until I am sure they're safe enough for now. Shall we?"