[Emily does not like to assume, but in this case she figures that Alec is simply picking the lock. She wouldn't be wrong, of course. But her gaze is elsewhere, her potential of witnessing the magical runes slipping away without her even realizing it.
When she turns to look at him again, he's already trying to hand her the rope and the offer to enter the observatory first. She looks at the rope, then back up to Alec.]
No, thank you. After you.
[It's not that she doesn't completely trust you, it's that she doesn't completely trust you.]
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When she turns to look at him again, he's already trying to hand her the rope and the offer to enter the observatory first. She looks at the rope, then back up to Alec.]
No, thank you. After you.
[It's not that she doesn't completely trust you, it's that she doesn't completely trust you.]