"I believe you," Alain says quietly. He doesn't need his Touch to see the empty look in the Avox's eyes, or the slackness of her face. He wonders, if he could quest out towards her, what he would find; silence and deadness, or the little voice inside, screaming. With an effort, he turns his eyes back to Emily. "I've no intent to cause trouble, s...ir, believe me. Just to find my friend, and fight at his side as I ever have."