Ela paused in her reading and looked up. “Why don’t we?” She didn’t know if there was anything she could do, there may well be some sort of police force there already, or even just regular people who were better equipped to help than she was, but… “Why not try? If you really want to, you could probably find a way to, and I’ll come.”
She flushed, realizing how desperate that sounded. “For backup. In case you need it.”
Storms, that was awkward. He probably thinks you’re trying to mug him in an alley now. “Or, maybe not. Uh.”