Lady in Dark laughed, the sound light and amused, as if he'd just told her a clever joke.
"Oh, Noah," she said, shaking her head. "I really hoped I could trick you. Even just a little."
He didn't smile, and he definitely didn't relax. He met her gaze, unblinking. "You still haven't answered the question. What do you gain from all this?"
She tilted her head, studying him from beneath her hood. "Isn't it obvious?"
"Destruction," she said plainly.
Noah scoffed. "I don't believe that."
Her grin widened. "Of course you don't. People always imagine destruction as something loud, stupid, and pointless. Fires for the sake of fire. Screams for the sake of screams."
She stepped closer, her shadow stretching along the floor. "That's not me."
"No," Noah said quietly. "You're not mindless."
Her smile widened. "Exactly."
