>Agree to it, but be ready for a double-cross. You've got Pat with you, so you outnumber her, should be fine. >Grudgingly agree to help her (in order to not sound too keen and arouse suspicion) and be ready to kill her later should the need arise. >It is very tempting to decline and press on, and try to force the dwarf to be more accommodating or else not get any help at all. But it's a dwarf, and she might just be stubborn enough to not give in. At least if you agree and hear her out, you may know what you're walking in to.
"I suppose I've got no choice, do I?" You shrug, hopefully conveying that you feel helpless in this situation. "So tell me, just what exactly is going on here?"
"Awfully trusting, ain't you?" You can't tell whether or not she's being sincere at this point. Still, she relaxes her posture a little. "Short version is that my companions are being morons and I want them to fail. Taking the girl out of here alive will accomplish that."
Despite the lack of details, that's actually pretty interesting. Still, you need more to go off of. "So there's more dwarves down here, then?"
"Five of us." You wait for her to continue, but that seems to be it.
Guess you'd better steer the conversation yourself. "And what exactly are they planning on doing?"
"Sacrifice the girl." Okay, her brevity is officially getting annoying. "You need to stop them."
"She's a big help." Not really accomplishing much yourself, Lucy.
"This would go a lot faster if you'd just let me know the entire situation."
"I ain't telling you anything you ain't gotta know," you can't see her eyes, but you get the feeling she's glaring at you. "We ain't buddies, we're enemies with a common cause. I ain't exactly gonna be spilling sensitive details without reason."
Ugh, this woman's more difficult to deal with than Lucy, and that's including the fact that you periodically lose your body. Guess you'd better think of things to ask if she's not going to be forthcoming on the details.
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>Grudgingly agree to help her (in order to not sound too keen and arouse suspicion) and be ready to kill her later should the need arise.
>It is very tempting to decline and press on, and try to force the dwarf to be more accommodating or else not get any help at all. But it's a dwarf, and she might just be stubborn enough to not give in. At least if you agree and hear her out, you may know what you're walking in to.
"I suppose I've got no choice, do I?" You shrug, hopefully conveying that you feel helpless in this situation. "So tell me, just what exactly is going on here?"
"Awfully trusting, ain't you?" You can't tell whether or not she's being sincere at this point. Still, she relaxes her posture a little. "Short version is that my companions are being morons and I want them to fail. Taking the girl out of here alive will accomplish that."
Despite the lack of details, that's actually pretty interesting. Still, you need more to go off of. "So there's more dwarves down here, then?"
"Five of us." You wait for her to continue, but that seems to be it.
Guess you'd better steer the conversation yourself. "And what exactly are they planning on doing?"
"Sacrifice the girl." Okay, her brevity is officially getting annoying. "You need to stop them."
"She's a big help." Not really accomplishing much yourself, Lucy.
"This would go a lot faster if you'd just let me know the entire situation."
"I ain't telling you anything you ain't gotta know," you can't see her eyes, but you get the feeling she's glaring at you. "We ain't buddies, we're enemies with a common cause. I ain't exactly gonna be spilling sensitive details without reason."
Ugh, this woman's more difficult to deal with than Lucy, and that's including the fact that you periodically lose your body. Guess you'd better think of things to ask if she's not going to be forthcoming on the details.