[Kaveh may know the tunnel is safe, may have walked down it before, but to Nill, it's all unknown territory. She's doing her best not to flinch at every strange sound or shadow in her peripheral, but it's clear she's still scared. Being scared is what's kept her alive for so long, and it's a difficult instinctual reaction to get over.
His explanation is meant to put her at ease, she gets that, and it sort of works. He has a plan, which is more than she has, and she latches on to that.
The question comes as a surprise, and does serve as something of a distraction. She shakes her head; she doesn't even know what a durian is.]
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His explanation is meant to put her at ease, she gets that, and it sort of works. He has a plan, which is more than she has, and she latches on to that.
The question comes as a surprise, and does serve as something of a distraction. She shakes her head; she doesn't even know what a durian is.]