She felt certain that in a drama, a heroine would have immediately devised a plan to sacrifice herself boldly for her companion. She’d rush out into the hall and fling the crystals back to Folly, and then run in the opposite direction, screaming, and drawing all the silkweavers after her. She would put up a bold fight, but ultimately die gallantly while Folly brought terrible retribution upon the surface creatures—and then finished the mission, mourning her fallen friend in the aftermath. Heroines in dramas, Bridget felt, really ought to have more sense.
