"We are supposed to watch for rifts. That is the objective." The name tells you exactly what's important. It says everything about keeping the world safe, and nothing about anyone else.

Of course, she came to Riftwatch with the idea that it would hide her--but she's since seen how much smaller it is than what she'd imagined when she'd first heard the word inquisition. It is an organization with power, but not the all-sheltering safety she'd once envisioned. People here are hurt, the same way they are anywhere else; there are still dungeons and people inside them.

And then she has an idea, one she offers tentatively, staring at the cards in Derrica's hands. It isn't something she wants to hear no in answer to, but--but Derrica might agree. "If they cannot protect us, we should leave. Together."