[Zarkon frowns when the earth shakes again. This tremor seems more severe than the earlier one. He's upset her. For some reason, the thought pains him immediately and deeply. He didn't mean to cause her any discomfort. She's clearly loyal to him, and he has no ill will toward her. If anything, he's more fascinated than before.]
I don't doubt you for a moment. I know—that I know you.
[The words come from him automatically. He can't ignore how strong the sense of familiarity is, now that he's not focused on any other problem, like his worry about the monsters. He has his suspicions, but something is keeping him from arriving at a conclusion. Something's wrong.]
I'm coming closer. Stay where you are.
[He announces his intention first, since she's been keeping her distance from him. He doesn't want to upset her any further. Yet that stay where you are is another order.]
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I don't doubt you for a moment. I know—that I know you.
[The words come from him automatically. He can't ignore how strong the sense of familiarity is, now that he's not focused on any other problem, like his worry about the monsters. He has his suspicions, but something is keeping him from arriving at a conclusion. Something's wrong.]
I'm coming closer. Stay where you are.
[He announces his intention first, since she's been keeping her distance from him. He doesn't want to upset her any further. Yet that stay where you are is another order.]