You told them—? [ There was that sharp edge to her tone and question as she continued to stare up at him. Her hands find the crook of his elbows to hold, head leaning back like that information leaves her reeling. Those coordinates had been the one thing they'd had going for them, the one thing that kept them all ahead in the game against Marlowe and Talbot. But Elena has to remind herself that he'd been drugged, he would've had no control over what he was saying or doing at the time. Nathan couldn't be blamed when it had been against his own will.
Elena's not pulling away, she's not pushing his hands from her waist. She's just trying to put one and one together and then two and two— of course until he says the magic words 'Marlowe is dead' and she pulls in a quiet breath through her teeth, fingers squeezing at his arms. ]
What do you mean the Iram of the Pillars isn't an issue anymore? [ For now she's going to ignore the main crisis, which is that they've been— as he calls it— space kidnapped, and she's going to focus on getting the facts straight. It isn't like she can't not believe him, when he looks so serious and his usual joking attitude is nowhere to be seen. Everything he's been telling her has been a continuation from what she knows and includes a conclusion, the finish to the story they were set out on.
Doesn't make it any less confusing, however. ]
What did you and Sully do? [ More like what did Nate do is more like what she means. ]
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Elena's not pulling away, she's not pushing his hands from her waist. She's just trying to put one and one together and then two and two— of course until he says the magic words 'Marlowe is dead' and she pulls in a quiet breath through her teeth, fingers squeezing at his arms. ]
What do you mean the Iram of the Pillars isn't an issue anymore? [ For now she's going to ignore the main crisis, which is that they've been— as he calls it— space kidnapped, and she's going to focus on getting the facts straight. It isn't like she can't not believe him, when he looks so serious and his usual joking attitude is nowhere to be seen. Everything he's been telling her has been a continuation from what she knows and includes a conclusion, the finish to the story they were set out on.
Doesn't make it any less confusing, however. ]
What did you and Sully do? [ More like what did Nate do is more like what she means. ]