She doesn't reply immediately, still paying attention to something or just plain ignoring me. I exhale, wariness and fear forming a twisted mess in my stomach.
"How did I get into this? How am I going to get out of this? Just this morning, my only worry was how I was going to get Aleksei away from you, get us to a place where we could communicate, and now I'm trapped here with you where anything can happen."
Katya's head snaps to me and her eyes are a little red, but they're mostly mean. This whole thing doesn't faze her, but she's irritated. "Are you usually this useless?" she asks me through seething lips. "Because if you don't shut up I will give you something to really worry about."
I swallow, my eyes dancing on her face. She's a little scary. Why isn't she as frazzled as I am, as
