Alyssa finds herself staring at Jess once again as she sets about devouring the Heodo corpses, that same tightness from earlier clutching her chest with each flash of glimmering white teeth. Thankfully, a simple shortness of breath seems to be the height of her agitation this time; disconcerting though it may be, the sight of dead flesh being consumed lacks the emotional impact of Auralia's squirming drider meal. Still, it<span style="font-style: italic">is</span>quite impressive...<br/><br/>Despite her best efforts, Alyssa finds her attention drawn to Jess's stomach as it begins its work- several hundred pounds of hobgoblin flesh being processed makes a rather conspicuous noise, after all. After several futile attempts to ignore the sounds coming from Jess's gut, she finally allows herself a glance to accompany the aural performance, just in time to see the the dog-girl's abdomen returning to its flat shape.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">"Always hungry," indeed! And no wonder, with such a metabolism...</span>Alyssa considers what Jess's insides must be like; they must have incredible strength and control, to manage such a feat of digestion! She wonders how those canine innards would treat her, given the chance: gently, as they do Soma, or...?<br/><br/>Thankfully, the violet-haired tiefling engages her thoughts before she can examine that particular vagary much further.<br/><br/><br/><blockquote><div><cite>Soma wrote:</cite><a class="postlink" href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/SugarWiki/CrowningMomentOfAwesome?from=Main.CrowningMomentOfAwesome">*incredible speech*</a></div></blockquote><br/>Alyssa nods in agreement with Soma's words. Even with her limited exposure to Armel, she's seen and heard enough to know that every one of the her assertions is true, or will be true if they fail to intervene. Even Jess's declarations, though ineloquent, ring with a simple and undeniable honesty. By the time the pair has concluded, any doubts Alyssa may have had, whether of her mission, her abilities, or her her newfound companions, have vanished, leaving only pure determination.<br/><br/>"I agree with Miss Soma wholeheartedly," she declares. "I have seen firsthand how the so-called 'free kingdom' treats its people, and how its soldiers and devour the citizens of Orev. No one, not even the worst Pact-breaker, should be forced to endure such hardship. You have my support, no matter the consequences."