( it isn't like that not not a threat is unwarranted. but truth be told, past viewing his remains in the atrium, she hadn't thought about him in quite some time. he still lives on her list of people considered to be threats here, ones to be wary about; she'd warn anyone who asked that he was powerful and not to be trusted, but she'd say the same — and louder — about skulduggery pleasant. so the topic switch is unexpected at first, but really not a surprise.

both eyebrows arch as mizuki talks, then gradually lower, and she gives him a concise nod of acknowledgement. understood.

doubts niggle in the back of clarke's head about his last point, but they must be more thoroughly chewed over before being spoken aloud. so instead, on the tail end of mizuki's ground rule declarations, slowly and carefully; )

I don't have any intention to hurt Ebalon. But looks like we both have a people we're willing to burn bridges over, do I need to list out mine? ( it's pretty concise. natsuno and palamedes. and, if actually asked to spell it all out aloud, tacked on at the end would be jade curtiss and rita mordio. doesn't matter how little she can stand them on a day to day basis, they're still who she'd gone to for help. )

And after what the two of you did — ( a hand comes up, and clarke gestures two circles in the direction of her own irises; the ring. ) — can I really trust you can be impartial in a situation like that?