He looked at me only a moment, and nodded, but his expression said he was looking for an explanation. "Hiding our true identity with a cold mask relieves us from worrying about judgement, and from then on, all we do is kill. The masks provoke the fear that others didn't know they had, the biggest threat is one without emotions." She looked to all three of us, her accent was dark and overpowering. Eryk looked at her longer than I felt required as he spoke. "So you wear the mask to prevent others from knowing you're a little girl?" Her eyes darted towards him in an accusation. He took a step towards her, "you're a child, a little girl. You wear the mask to keep others from knowing this, no?" "No." She took another dangerous step "I wear the mask as a shield to all emotions. My age, my