[It is not a man whose face she recognizes, but is that truly surprising, being brought to a world unknown to her? Maria shifts her weight, ever so slightly, to face the stranger nearby. One hand rests on the hilt of her sheathed blade, hanging on her hip, but her fingers are relaxed and her body language does not exude anything tense, nor threatening.]
Ladies first, into the unknown, is perhaps your meaning.
[Oddly soft-spoken, with the smallest curve of even a smile, for words that are so knowing. Yet she does not hesitate to step forward, to push open the door to this strange little place -- disturbing and haunting as it may be when it swings open, to be greeted by its interior.]
i never knew i needed this
Ladies first, into the unknown, is perhaps your meaning.
[Oddly soft-spoken, with the smallest curve of even a smile, for words that are so knowing. Yet she does not hesitate to step forward, to push open the door to this strange little place -- disturbing and haunting as it may be when it swings open, to be greeted by its interior.]