Elizabeth stares back at him, dark eyes huge and hurt.

"I had no choice," she says again, though this time it's far less convincing. She gives her head a quick shake. "I had to tell her. If she was going to assist us by using her magic on the door, she needed to know why she was taking the risk. She needed to know what was at stake."

Unapologetic, she lifts her chin and struggles not to betray her own uncertainty.