[ He closes his eyes for a moment, and wonders if Nahida is searching for him too. But he knows better than to hope for that. He was only a useful tool at best—and now he was lost to her. She wouldn't look.

(She would, he knows that. She would.) ]

Maybe not. But you don't know how the kidnappers got you here. They could have left clues behind. Either way, it's best not to give up so quickly.