Intimidating, no, but she didn't need to. The very way she phrased the question let him know that she had learned of the colonies, and not from his own mouth. That she was so upset spoke to a grave misunderstanding, but as he did not know the situation at all, he could not speak to it as yet.
"I would not tell you as to do so would be to give knowledge of them to the witch, and with the information that they exist she would destroy them all. Do you think that I did not wish to tell you every tick? I could not risk their discovery. I still cannot."
It was said quietly and with his eyes on the ground, unable to look at her.
"It was never meant as some manner of trickery, but we both know that you tend to react emotionally and the last thing I could risk was you demanding the location to go immediately. She monitors everything, Allura. She has done so all my life. She would follow us there and from that...she would have a source of power great enough to do anything she might like. It was never meant to hurt you."
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"I would not tell you as to do so would be to give knowledge of them to the witch, and with the information that they exist she would destroy them all. Do you think that I did not wish to tell you every tick? I could not risk their discovery. I still cannot."
It was said quietly and with his eyes on the ground, unable to look at her.
"It was never meant as some manner of trickery, but we both know that you tend to react emotionally and the last thing I could risk was you demanding the location to go immediately. She monitors everything, Allura. She has done so all my life. She would follow us there and from that...she would have a source of power great enough to do anything she might like. It was never meant to hurt you."