( And so secure in the lack of knowledge of each other, Nynaeve also does little more than slant Elayne a narrow eyed look. )
We'll need to get the door open, first.
( Yet she doesn't stop herself from helping balance the deadweight of the guard, nor does she feel anything like regret about it, not really. Nynaeve carries regrets enough, but not for fools and bullies, and the guard was as much one as the other.
It's more a quirk of the odd building styles and their layout that makes this covered alleyway into the hallway it seems, but it also affords them a touch more time, as the door at the guard's back resists first simple attempts to open; Nynaeve grunts, taking on more of the guard's weight, jerking her head to the handle. )
Two hands, and a firm twist. No lock on this side, but it may be worth letting him through first.
( In case it's trapped. She doesn't seem pleased with her statement, more grimly determined, but she's seen enough here to know that granting them a little more time to act can save lives, and not only their own. Quite probably the guard's too. )
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We'll need to get the door open, first.
( Yet she doesn't stop herself from helping balance the deadweight of the guard, nor does she feel anything like regret about it, not really. Nynaeve carries regrets enough, but not for fools and bullies, and the guard was as much one as the other.
It's more a quirk of the odd building styles and their layout that makes this covered alleyway into the hallway it seems, but it also affords them a touch more time, as the door at the guard's back resists first simple attempts to open; Nynaeve grunts, taking on more of the guard's weight, jerking her head to the handle. )
Two hands, and a firm twist. No lock on this side, but it may be worth letting him through first.
( In case it's trapped. She doesn't seem pleased with her statement, more grimly determined, but she's seen enough here to know that granting them a little more time to act can save lives, and not only their own. Quite probably the guard's too. )