Truthfully, that will never be my call to make. [ not least of all because this whole situation is temporary. but also because she's no leader of his. not his shield. ]

More importantly, I want to caution you against seeing this place -- Wonderland -- as a test. [ an old itch presents itself. something she's been inching towards, courting the corners of, but never quite saying: ] I daresay you could be the one to get us out of here, you know. But not because it's a hoop you need to jump through.