The Crow: So this is what, the third bargain we've struck with a compulsive liar?
Petra Venj: Having your back to the wall is never a good feeling.
The Crow: It's so much worse, being back in the Dreaming City.
The Crow: I know every inch of it. The gardens, the palace... How it used to be—before Riven's curse.
Petra Venj: Uld—
Petra Venj: Crow.
The Crow: If it wasn't for me, the curse would never have happened.
Petra Venj: Riven used you. Used us. Our grief, our desperation. I wanted vengeance more than anything.
Petra Venj: [sighs] The truth is, if I thought hiding from my guilt would help anyone, I'd be on the far side of the system.
The Crow: Hmph... You don't think we're just making the same mistake?
Petra Venj: Uldren used to say, "If you don't like the odds, don't sit at the table."
Petra Venj: Trusting Riven is a risk. But without her, we have no way of pursuing the Witness.
Petra Venj: I'd rather risk failing than wait here for the final shape.
The Crow: Right there with you.