[ It's somewhat disheartening to hear. Raina had hoped that house Ludgate-Graham would have been team fuck the Russians and held their fort. She had hoped that by being here, she would be protected in that fort. But it doesn't look like that will be the case. ]

I don't want to. [ She shifts uncomfortably. ] I'm typically self-preservation above all else. And while avoiding the seminar would probably bring unwanted suffering, I can't help but feel we're all walking into a mine field.

[ Her attention diverts to her water. ]

Frederick gave me strength and bravery so foreign to me. Without him here, I don't really have a whole lot of fight in me. Definitely not enough to go toe to toe with Soviet forces.