“Or she was trying to build support,” Ariste points out. “But what did you think your group kidnapping her would accomplish? There’s other ways to call attention to your cause.”
“We tried them. They got lost in the noise. There’s so much of it. Making demands has greater impact when you back it up with something real.”
Ariste just nods. “What are you going to do now?”
“I don’t know,” Patrishia admits. “Far as I know, the rest of my group was taken. Best I can think of to do is get a new mask and disappear. But I need to get into the city for that, and, well.”
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