"Why do you even care what happens to me?" Eva asked Cole, not quite meeting his eyes. There was no reason for him to concern himself in her affairs. He wasn't wrong to claim that she'd been caught because she was alone - it was true - but staying free was her problem to worry about. "Up until now, no one has shown a whole lot of interest in me... not that I expected them to. But being all cooped up in this place is so boring, and it's making me feel useless! For a long time before getting caught I lived on my own... I could do it again. As long as I only travel after dark, I'll be fine."

She wasn't truly certain that she wanted to leave, of course. Despite her confident words, she was quite worried about being imprisoned again. No - killed. She wouldn't allow herself to be captured alive again, not after what she had seen. But there was no guarantee that staying here would keep her safe. Someone could easily betray the entire group of them, and then the DMA would arrive in numbers. "Well?" she asked, "Give me a reason to stay, something aside from worrying about saving myself!"