Cinza shrugs. "Really, I tried to destroy the Orb because I was just so tired," she says. "Tired of having my mind taken over. I've seen people I love die, over and over again. I've lived long and fulfilling lives, only to discover that they were visions, dreams used to keep me pacified while the squid attacked. I couldn't live like that anymore. And I don't see how you or your friends are going to help me now."
"Haste would be appreciated!" Arraia calls up.
You grab Cinza's hand and tug her toward the stairs leading down the stem to the water outside. "Whatever your reason," you say, "we care about you, and we don't want the council to punish you by killing you. We're freeing you so that you'll be safe."
"You're really trying to help me?" Cinza says. She walks deftly back to the water's surface and jumps in, regrowing her tail once she hits the waterline. You join her and let out a sigh of relief as your own body returns to normal. "But what's your plan?" she says once you're both in the water. "What are you going to do with me after I'm freed?"