"How strange…"
After hearing all of Rey's detailed narration of everything that happened in the Shrine, those words naturally proceeded from Esme's lips.
"Right? I thought about it for so long, but it still makes no sense to me."
"Yeah…" Esme mumbled. "Why would they request for me specifically? I'm the hated Half Elf vermin, after all…"
"Well, I think—"
"Guess we'll find out once I ask them." She interrupted Rey, snapping her fingers once she made her choice.
"Wait, Esme. It's actually dangerous to—!"
"I know what's going on in your mind. It's possible that they want to execute me or something. However, all of this lies in conjecture. Are you really willing to throw away all your efforts thus far for just that?"
Rey had a rather conflicted expression on his face. He wanted to open his lips to say "Maybe?" but something stopped him from speaking out loud.