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Rescuing? [She chuckled.] How noble, to not assume right away.

But I thin we both know what I am and what I especially mean to you.

I know you're more than capable of fending for yourself, which means that this is probably about me and your assessment of my getting out of here alive.

[She's definitely a magic user, which makes predicting her strength pretty tough for Captain Rogers. But still, to call him out here? Couldn't she have just bewitched him any number of ways if she wanted him out of the picture?]

Do you know why I came anyway?

I am able to see many things, but men's mind is not something I venture into. Why did you come?

Or are you perhaps asking why you are here? In that case, the answer depends greatly on your actions.

[Captain Rogers shifts the shield on his arm slightly while she talks. Putting it away by slinging it across his back feels like a foolish choice to make, but he doesn't want to just stand there threatening her with it either. Loosely at his side is probably safest.]

I don't understand what a woman with the power of magic at her fingertips could possibly want with a soldier, I gotta confess.

If you were looking for a mindless slave you'd have made your move already I'd like to think. Same with if you wanted to kill me. So, now we're getting into the realm of genuine curiosity. You haven't done those things.

So why have you allowed me here? Summoned me, even.

Ah but that's where you have the story wrong, oh valiant soldier. I did not summon you. And you're right, I could have killed you if I so wished.

I want exactly what you want, to send you home.

I appreciate you not doing that.

[Deadpan, but no less sincere. He knows he's at a disadvantage against those with magical inclination. Has to be careful.]

You didn't bring me here, but you want to get me out of here. Would it be too forward of me to ask why you need me gone? Most folks where I'm from don't do this sort of thing for free.

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The price of the magic to make you leave is worth the outcome. You are, dear soldier, a hinderance to my plans. [Yes, she openly admits it, but only because they both know she can also just kill him.] So rather than dispose of you, I am giving you the chance to leave.

What could be more advantageous for you?

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[Steve has dealt with liars, tricksters, psychopaths before. This feels different. There is a purpose here yes. But there is also a seed of honor.

He should nourish that seed. Be the better man. Believe in the potential this sorceress has rather than judge her. She has not hurt him nor anyone else since he arrived here. She does not want to fight him nor does she want Steve to fight her.]

That's mighty generous of you, Ma'am.

[He bows his head respectfully and slings his shield across his back in a show of good faith. The Captain may have just walked right into a trap but he's willing to take that risk.]

[She's honestly not one to be trusted, but she is not one to lie, either. Truly, though, Steve, there is no nurturing to be had. You are in the way of her plans, it has nothing to do with honor.]

I can be quite generous when I please, even if I am uninvited. I have bestowed many a gift to those who would think I was capable of only ill will.

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