[ Having her flare for the dramatic acknowledged in a positive light puts her at a strange ease. If this girl needs help in threatening her pursuer, Vanessa can always help with that. ]

That is why it is a promise they both ought to fear. They will wish for for a peace that will never come.

[ Empty threats are pointless, of course. The power inside this girl is louder than Ethan's, but is it enough? That all depends on who she's running from. The clues are there, of course, and Vanessa would have to be blind not to make a guess at her former jailer. ]

Perhaps our enemy is the same.