[ She thinks back on the asylum, back to London. If she had escaped prematurely, would the risk have been instant death? Maybe not immediately, but it's not like she would have been able to survive out on the streets on her own like that - and considering the sheer amount of crime and corrupt police around the city, it's very likely that something or another would have taken her out.

Alice hums. ]

You're always surprisingly reasonable about these things.

[ Granted, this is a slightly more normal topic that's much more easy to be reasonable about. (But she'd totally agree with the idea of just taking someone out if they're in your way too, okay. Also totally reasonable.) ]

I like it. Other people may tell someone in that situation to just rush straight ahead into their death.