So she's just going to hope she's going the right way? Ludovica thought, watching her aunt. How pathetic.
Ludovica walked over to Shoe and knelt down, running her hand through the wolf's fur. That her father wasn't already tracking down Life made her fists clench. If he was truly on Death's side--if he wasn't an idiot who played around too much, rather--Life would already be in their hands.
She wanted to sic Shoe on the girl already, but she feared revealing her true demeanor. No, the Ludovica everyone else knew wouldn't be so hasty to inflict violence.
Ludovica was torn. The lengths she went to hide herself from the others were irritating, at times.
But how else would she find a way to kill them if they didn't see it coming?
Quietly enough so that Alfonso couldn't hear, she whispered something to Shoe. "You can still sense where Life is, can't you?"
"They are all stupid jerks, aren't they?" Life muttered, nodding with what he was saying. "Uh, you don't suppose you can outrun a wolf, do you? W-well. I say that like I'm being chased, but I guess I don't actually know..."
She felt awkward all of the sudden. His awkwardness was rubbing off on her.
Life coughed. "Out of paranoia, I'd like to keep running, even if I don't need to. Because when it comes down to it, I'm going to need to. I need to do a lot of running, most likely."
It all depended on whether or not Bennie could work her magic. A part of Life felt like she had time, but the other side of her was shouting run.
Run.
Just thinking that word made her more anxious.
It was three against one, after all. How much time could Bennie really buy her? What was happening at that exact moment? Life had no way of knowing, and she knew from experience she couldn't depend on good things happening. No, if she was smart, she'd run--even if she really did have all the time in the world.
"W-would it be really weird if I took you up on your offer to carry me?"