That implies that she is my captive. Adelfoúla is my creation, but she is the finest because she has free will. She is my assistant. She would seem my work done for her own reasons as well.

[ They’re getting the sense that this may be a lost cause and that Shard fragment may not make it back to their hands… A waste, truly, and there’s an impression of a sigh, though muted. ]

Though I am perplexed. Why does it matter to you? If I were to “let her go”, what then?