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[ Aloy seems a little taken aback by the sharp rebuttal and she almost recoils physically. It ends up being more of a mental thing. If she knew his thoughts, she'd be incredulous--Lexa hadn't sent her to do anything. In fact, Aloy was off sulking to avoid Lexa! She takes a breath and holds her hands up, warding off Murphy's annoyance. ]

I'm just concerned. You could feel that black cloud a mile away.

[ Okay. Deep breath. You can do this. ]

Sorry. I shouldn't have pried like that. I'm Aloy.