Terra herself lost several beats, or perhaps a percussion line somewhere along the way, in the time it takes for him to resume talking to her. The rapid-fire blinking almost makes up for it.

"What..."

She probably doesn't want to know. She also does not want to think about her first reaction to that phrase (or second). Terra shakes her head as if to clear the thoughts away, brushing a hand through loose bangs.

"Not long at all... and you already think it's dangerous?"