[Her hand raises to slide into her hair, the marks of his fingers still red on her wrist.]

Because I was going to offer you help, for what that's worth at this point. I cannot remove it, but I can ease the burden, at least.

[Irhya's eyes wander away at this point. She's setting them both up for another unfortunate "I told you so" moment, she knows damn well that's what's going to happen, but there's no avoiding it at this point. If he's another tough loner like Estinien, he'll have to hit that dead end the hard way before even considering anything else.]

You've already heard the criteria, right?