She smiled and hugged me, which meant I had made the right call. Maybe.
Then she pulled back and her voice went more serious. "Okay. I know this is hard to hear, but... I think we need to check the other directions first. West, east, south. Before we go north again."
I frowned. "Wait, you're saying we shoul—"
She put a finger against my lips.
I stopped.
"I know it's hard." Her eyes went soft, then suspicious-wet again. "It's just... it's the best plan and I know it and—" She pressed both hands over her face. "I miss Shiori!! I wanna go back and fix everything and make sure those zombies don't come and make sure she and her parents are okay but PRIORITY FIRST, okay? We need to clear the trial and get out and then we ca—" She squeaked. "Okay?"
Her parents… didn't her parents abandoned Her… ah, I can't say this to her.
