"A different role is a good way to put it."

It's why when they had found out that she was so skilled at deciphering the puzzles, she had been told that as much as she could, that was to be her focus. When the machine hummed under her touch and she understood it, a swifter and more delicate touch than others who could be brave and keep the hunters off her back.

"I thought I'd sleep and I'd feel better, but..." The results of that are plain to see. "I don't know. I shouldn't let a few careless remarks ruin my mood."