[Even had the monster not heard her—nor heard the man's own breath being forced out of him—and left them plenty of time to escape, he couldn't have agreed with the sentiment.]
No.
[Her instinct may be to abscond, as it must have been for much of her life, but the both of them are no longer simple bystanders in their own world; Van Zieks will not stand to be one here, either. Speaking of standing: he wastes no time in pulling her to her feet along with him as the enormous candy pieces seem to rotate, as if peering over its nonexistent shoulder at them.]
We cannot simply flee and leave them to this danger, Miss Lestrade.
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No.
[Her instinct may be to abscond, as it must have been for much of her life, but the both of them are no longer simple bystanders in their own world; Van Zieks will not stand to be one here, either. Speaking of standing: he wastes no time in pulling her to her feet along with him as the enormous candy pieces seem to rotate, as if peering over its nonexistent shoulder at them.]
We cannot simply flee and leave them to this danger, Miss Lestrade.