[ there's a soft noise of agreement, at the first part. Astoria, indeed, holds all of the cards, and while inej hasn't quite made up her mind on how she feels about the woman, she does know that they're in a precarious position. not being in charge is an awful place to be, and inej is used to feeling comfortably intimidating and powerful, at home. here, she may as well be just another teenage girl.

still. that won't really help matters. ]

It could definitely be worse.

[ with a small smile, meant to be encouraging. ]

At the very least, we have some time to explore and adjust. That's better than nothing.