"It comes with the line of work," she shot back...even if she was more of the not-moving-at-all type. Romance and affection weren't the sorts of things she could afford to have, when it would serve as a prime opportunity to slit her throat in her sleep, or to have a knife thrust into her back. A brigand leader who didn't have a healthy sense of paranoia wouldn't live long.
But here, where death meant little, it was something that could work in her favor. Allowing an assassination attempt to work, while asking Zelos to keep tabs on those who were loyal and those who were not, had been an incredibly favorable tactical move. It gave her a better sense of who she could trust on missions to make alliance and recruit more followers, and her return from the 'dead' scared most of the rest into strict obedience.
What she didn't expect was that it would cause a sense of warmth to grow for Zelos. He had no designs to take over the brigands himself. In fact, she was sure that was the last thing he wanted. Ellie had no illusions that he was here solely because of her. More, she figured it was because this was a place where he didn't have to wear as many facades.
She studied his face curiously, and when he yawned, it drew a little quirk of a smile from her. He trusted her too, didn't he?
"You are a curious person," she remarked. "I wonder if you say these things to test whether or not you might be rejected." A hint of mischief glittered in her dark blue eyes as she shifted her weight to lean closer to him. "What will you do if it creates an opposite effect, hm?"
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But here, where death meant little, it was something that could work in her favor. Allowing an assassination attempt to work, while asking Zelos to keep tabs on those who were loyal and those who were not, had been an incredibly favorable tactical move. It gave her a better sense of who she could trust on missions to make alliance and recruit more followers, and her return from the 'dead' scared most of the rest into strict obedience.
What she didn't expect was that it would cause a sense of warmth to grow for Zelos. He had no designs to take over the brigands himself. In fact, she was sure that was the last thing he wanted. Ellie had no illusions that he was here solely because of her. More, she figured it was because this was a place where he didn't have to wear as many facades.
She studied his face curiously, and when he yawned, it drew a little quirk of a smile from her. He trusted her too, didn't he?
"You are a curious person," she remarked. "I wonder if you say these things to test whether or not you might be rejected." A hint of mischief glittered in her dark blue eyes as she shifted her weight to lean closer to him. "What will you do if it creates an opposite effect, hm?"