A smile.
"Right now I'm being targeted by the Fallen and soon I'll be the target of system bearers. Both of who would try to kill me. So why don't you protect me while destroying them? Of course, that would mean, you'd have to stay by my side almost all the time and I'm sure you want that. Otherwise, who knows, I might die- right?"
Just last night, after quite a lot of drama, Theo rethought everything.
He made a plan.
And he-
"That I do but aren't you forgetting something?" Sizzy gave a meek smile to Emily.
"I'm not. She'll stay here and I believe you'll let the people of this place be what it is. They have no place in our mess. I also hope you've brought the antidote to whatever you've given her-"
And that plan hinged on something very important- namely-
"And what if I decline?" Her stare fell back on Theo. "Besides, you don't have a say in this-"
"I'll kill myself-" Eye on eye- straight; no blinks.
Gasps!