[That's not scoffing, that's genuine confusion. She hadn't had much time to ponder the mystery of the flying metal shards, and thus had assumed she was alone down here. Yet somehow, here he is, the first person she had the displeasure of meeting upon arriving here.]
[One of the creatures tries to bite at her again, and she holds up the pole to block. It doesn't catch the smaller mouth, but it does block the larger one, allowing her to keep the whole thing at arm's length.]
As tempting as it would be to abandon you here— [She pauses to catch her breath as she knocks away the one she had successfully parried.] —I fail to see what good it would do! You would still need to escape as well!
no subject
[That's not scoffing, that's genuine confusion. She hadn't had much time to ponder the mystery of the flying metal shards, and thus had assumed she was alone down here. Yet somehow, here he is, the first person she had the displeasure of meeting upon arriving here.]
[One of the creatures tries to bite at her again, and she holds up the pole to block. It doesn't catch the smaller mouth, but it does block the larger one, allowing her to keep the whole thing at arm's length.]
As tempting as it would be to abandon you here— [She pauses to catch her breath as she knocks away the one she had successfully parried.] —I fail to see what good it would do! You would still need to escape as well!