[ She looks to him slowly, her expression unharried by his question. She's had plenty of time to think about her feelings on the situation, and though she doesn't have all the answers, she at least has one or two. ]

I don't want to see Father Abel or Miss Himeka killed. I don't want to see the people I care about in the Kenoma killed either. Maybe those things are contradictory, but...

[ If there's a chance at doing both, then she has to try for it. Maybe that means letting the Pleroma have their shot, however much that exposes them to the Regent's devices; they're strong and resourceful, as their efforts a month ago proved. ]

I'll fight as much as I need to, to make that happen. And I don't think that involves fighting you, Mr. Hiccup.

[ He too isn't the type to fight more than is absolutely necessary. ]