[ Maleficent cuts her eyes quickly to him at the manner in which he lifts himself up like that, finding herself strangely irritated by it, by his demeanour in general. Perhaps because her nerves are already on edge, perhaps because she's just Like That, but she glares quietly at him sideways for a long moment.
Her frustration grows with the uncertainty. With not being able to sense anything outwardly threatening about the thing β that makes it all the more insidious. What is it hiding? What will it do?
Theoretically, she deserves to be the one to reach out and touch it. A hand extended, finger ready to be prickedβ ]
βThe question is, would the punishment for not obeying be worse than whatever will come of touching it?
[ She's thinking aloud, sharing this process with him despite everything, for he is her sole companion in this frustrating game. And she has no doubts that this is truly a game, that certain rules have been established by what ancient things have brought them here. To deny them, to refuse to play.... they may very well be punished for it.
She gazes pointedly at him to see what he thinks of that, unsure still what to make of him. ]
I'm absolutely down to continue!
Her frustration grows with the uncertainty. With not being able to sense anything outwardly threatening about the thing β that makes it all the more insidious. What is it hiding? What will it do?
Theoretically, she deserves to be the one to reach out and touch it. A hand extended, finger ready to be prickedβ ]
βThe question is, would the punishment for not obeying be worse than whatever will come of touching it?
[ She's thinking aloud, sharing this process with him despite everything, for he is her sole companion in this frustrating game. And she has no doubts that this is truly a game, that certain rules have been established by what ancient things have brought them here. To deny them, to refuse to play.... they may very well be punished for it.
She gazes pointedly at him to see what he thinks of that, unsure still what to make of him. ]