Nova Peak Skeptic

The shift was abrupt—one minute they were talking and then next, he was up and walking away. He said he needed to think and then cut off his own words, seeming disconcerted. She wondered if it had been something she said; it would not be the first time her straightforward nature had rubbed someone the wrong way or made them question their way of thinking. 

She frowned a little but ultimately nodded. If he wanted to be alone, then he had every right to be. All right, she answered. She had plenty to think about anyway. She watched him leave, her gaze finally moving out over the land below once his form had disappeared. She couldn't help but want to confront Mahler about what she had learned, but it would be difficult to do that without a good reason to explain how she knew. 

She would stew over that for some time before heading down the mountain on her own mission to find the Eisen and question him about this potential war.