@heqrow liked for a starter, from X.
“Don’t be stupid... if I wanted to kill you, you’d already be dead. So put down your weapon, before I change by mind about going about this with some civility. There’s .... something I need... and before you get up in arms about it, what I’m proposing could benefit your cause AND mine, Huntsman.” Cinder’s voice was a bit hoarser than usual, and her overall appearance came off as a bit more disheveled than when they’d had their last fateful encounter at Haven... it was clear that she hadn’t recovered too well from that blow to her pride. Coming here with intentions of asking for assistance rather than seeking her rightful revenge would do no favors in repairing her ego either, but that fact alone only meant that whatever it was, the Maiden was desperate.
