[ she sets her coffee back down, resting her hands on either side of it on the table. her manner seems to change, her jaw setting and eyes narrowing. it's like something hard just solidified in her chest, a heavy weight that she has to pass on to him. ]

There's something you need to understand. We aren't here against her will, she isn't some ally we can depend on in a struggle with the government. She's using them, like she's using us.

If you manage to reach her, you can't expect that we'll get anything we want simply because we talked to her. She is not our friend and she is not on our side, even if we may find ourselves with common enemies from time to time. But if you think she'll work with us with negotiation, the only thing you should count on is her laughing you out of the porter bay.