[ Royce is terrible - but maybe Emily has softened him up a little. Which is why he won't attack, why he won't go further lengths to defend himself. ]

I didn't have much choice. [ Royce doesn't put the letter opener away, but he pulls it back just a bit, so it's not resting against Corvo's skin. ] I woke up, and I couldn't walk on my own. She helped me through the tunnels. Talked my ear off.

Up until now, she'd been traveling with me and two others who would throw themselves in front of an anomaly for her. [ Royce sniffs. ] She's with them.